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The drop of around 200 students enrolled in the School of Humanities and Sciences in the 2022-23 academic year to the 2024-25 academic year shifted H&S from making up 25.86% of the student body to 23.3% of the student body.

Enrollment in School of Humanities and Sciences decreases

By Eamon Corbo, Assistant News Editor • September 11, 2025
The total number of students enrolled in the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences has decreased continuously between the 2022-23 academic year and the 2024-25 academic year.
Senior Abigail Aitken earned the award for an essay she wrote about storytelling and its intersection with environmentalism.  The C.P. Snow Scholar award is presented to one or two students who compose an essay that demonstrates how their academics and extracurricular achievements combine both the humanities and the sciences.

Q&A: Senior C.P. Snow Scholar shares passion for environmentalism

By Jonah Schweitzer, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2023
Ithaca College senior Abigail Aitken was announced as the 2022–23 C.P. Snow Scholar on April 27.  
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees elected Kirk Harbinger ’89 to a four-year term as alumni trustee at its recent meetings, according to an Intercom post. 

Kirk Harbinger elected to Ithaca College Board of Trustees

By Syd Pierre, Editor In Chief • December 1, 2021
The Ithaca College Board of Trustees elected Kirk Harbinger ’89 to a four-year term as alumni trustee at its recent meetings, according to an Intercom post. 
Michael Richardson, director and chair of the Screen Cultures Program, said he believes that neither cinema and photography nor film, photography and visual arts -- the college’s existing film-focused majors -- provide the same insight that will be brought to light by the new program. 

School of Humanities and Sciences finalizes new major

By Luke Haworth, Contributing Writer • September 8, 2021
Some students and faculty at the college have expressed their excitement for Ithaca College’s new screen cultures major, which is beginning this fall.
Freshman Sam Pekola studies in the honors student lounge in the Peggy Ryan Williams Center. The honors program will be moving from the garden level of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center to Mueller Faculty Center in Summer 2020.

Honors Program to be restructured in School of H&S

By Alexis Manore, Assistant News Editor • December 11, 2019
The Ithaca College Honors Program is undergoing changes that will move the program to the School of Humanities and Sciences.
Tom Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, discusses data science applications in Modern Data Science, one of the classes included in the new minor Nov. 4.

School of H&S to offer new data science minor

By Diana DeLuca, Staff Writer • December 4, 2019
The Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences is offering a new minor in data science. The minor requires 27–30 credits.
La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, and Hayley Harris, vice president for human resources and planning, made the announcement to the campus community Nov. 14. According to the email, the moves address the goals of advancing the Campus Master Plan in the college’s five-year strategic plan.

Offices and departments to relocate for Campus Master Plan

By Emily Hung, Staff Writer • November 20, 2019
Ithaca College will relocate offices and departments to advance the Campus Master Plan and help to centralize the School of Humanities and Sciences.
Stephan Lefebvre, Diversity Scholars Fellow in the Department of Economics and a predoctoral student at American University, is researching wealth, racial inequality and Latino studies. The School of Humanities and Sciences opens the Diversity Fellowship Program to diverse scholars who are preparing for future positions at colleges and universities.

Q&A: Diversity fellow examines wealth and racial inequality

By Nijha Young, Staff Writer • November 20, 2019
Stephan Lefebvre, Diversity Scholars Fellow in the Department of Economics and a predoctoral student at American University, is completing research.
Nick Mitchell, assistant professor of feminist studies and critical race and ethnic studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, spoke at the The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity discussion series Sept. 10

CSCRE series celebrates national and IC anniversaries

By Olivia King, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019
The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity celebrates 20 years at IC and the 50th anniversary of ethnic studies nationally.
The discussion was led by Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Civil rights attorney discusses rise of hate crimes in U.S.

By Sam Haut, Staff Writer • September 11, 2019
A forum was held Sept. 10 at Ithaca College about rise of hate crimes and white supremacy in the U.S. and how students can combat hateful language. 
Melanie Stein, the new dean of the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences, dons her H&S hat. Stein said she wants students and faculty in the school to have a stronger identity.

New H&S dean aims to build stability and strengthen identity

By Ashley Stalnecker, Assistant News Editor • September 2, 2019
Melanie Stein was selected to be the dean of the Ithaca College School of Humanities and Sciences in March and started in her position July 1.
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