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James Rada, professor and chair for the Department of Journalism at Ithaca College, announced Sept. 20 that he will leave the college after the 2022–23 academic year.

As the world has been tuned in to the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics over the past month, Ithaca College students have had the opportunity to remotely cover the events through a new course.

The Ithaca College Roy H. Park School of Communications wrapped up a series of programs for Women in Media Month, held in conjunction with Women’s History Month, with an event March 31 that featured a panel to discuss the challenge of dual identity that is faced in the Latin American community and a showing of a short documentary about a Puerto Rican youth.

A documentary created by Ithaca College students and faculty about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. is set to air on PBS stations across the country.

The students were given a lesson on the history of Memphis and the events that took place 50 years ago, and exposed to an exercise in democracy.

James Rada, associate professor of journalism, said he has been making sure students know about mental health resources available to them for years.

Nine journalism students traveled to South Carolina with James Rada, associate professor of journalism, and Anthony Adornato, assistant professor of journalism, to spend the days before the primary reporting on politics for a collaboration with NBC.

Kira Maddox named new Ithacan editor-in-chief, Dance-a-thon to benefit Ithaca Advocacy Center, and more

Ithaca College sophomore Hannah Basciano created a crowd-funded documentary film about a friend involved in a serious accident.

Robert J. Freeman says the federal government abuses its allowance to withhold certain documents requested via the Freedom of Information Act.

Thirteen student journalists from Ithaca College cover the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, for NBC’s Nightly News broadcast.