THE ITHACAN

Open Letter: Art history department supports contingent faculty

By Ithaca College Department of Art History • February 13, 2017

The Department of Art History writes to express our deep appreciation and support for our part-time and contingent faculty members.

Commentary: College’s inclusivity commitment hypocritical

By Chris Kim • February 11, 2017

While administrators claim that they strive to make this campus a more inclusive community, they easily expose their hypocrisy when they neglect their own faculty members and students.

Open Letter: CSCRE department expresses support for union

By Ithaca College Center for the Study of Culture Race and Ethnicity • February 9, 2017

In the event that part-time and contingent faculty hold a legal strike, the CSCRE will not seek to replace them in order to fill our instructional needs.

Ithaca College bargaining team responds to strike vote date

By Ithaca College Bargaining Committee • February 8, 2017

The college is committed to negotiating a collective bargaining agreement. The parties are meeting, and progress is occurring at each session.

Open Letter: HPPE professors voice support for faculty unions

By Ithaca College Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education • February 7, 2017

If we are to realize fully IC’s vision of a “student-centered learning community,” we must ensure that all instructors are compensated equitably.

Open Letter: English department supports union negotiations

By Ithaca College Department of English • February 7, 2017

We call on the administration to ensure that adjunct faculty per-credit pay for teaching is equitably based on that of full-time contingent faculty.

Ithaca College contingent faculty union set date of strike vote

February 7, 2017

The Ithaca College contingent faculty union announced it will hold a strike vote on Feb. 13 and 14 on campus.

Open Letter: Administration must stop hiding behind students

By Tom Schneller • February 7, 2017

The IC administration's Walmart model of higher education does not sit well with many students, staff and faculty on this campus.

Open Letter: Anthropology department stands with union

By Ithaca College Department of Anthropology • February 1, 2017

In accordance with others at Ithaca College, Anthropology is committed to our students’ education.

Open Letter: Art department voices support for faculty union

By Ithaca College Department of Art • February 1, 2017

We highly value the work of our part-time colleagues in the Art Department. It is clear that our students greatly value their expertise and teaching.

Letter to the Editor: Lecturer opposes faculty strike

By Kurt Lichtmann • February 1, 2017

No matter what our concerns as part-time instructors, I will not deprive my students of any of the education that they and their parents paid for.

Open Letter: Modern languages professors support faculty unions

By Ithaca College Department of Modern Languages • January 25, 2017

We need to ensure that such responsible management of resources includes fair and equitable compensation for all instructors.