Members of the Ithaca College Faculty Council have raised concerns about transparency between faculty members and the administration.

In summer 2019, Ithaca College offered courses for students incarcerated at Elmira Correctional Facility, a prison in Elmira, New York. 

In 2013, some educators feared massive open online courses would eliminate the need for the traditional residential college experience, with free classes that anyone could access. However, they have not gained as much traction as originally expected.