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Editorial: Staff Council should make staff voice heard

December 9, 2015
With its position as a representative body, Staff Council should have the courage to go further.
Ithaca College part-time faculty and students from Students for Labor Action pose for a photo outside the Peggy Ryan Williams Center, after the part-time faculty met with Ithaca College administrators April 15.

Open Letter: Contingent faculty voice support for activism

By Part-time faculty members • December 9, 2015
We wish to express our confidence that serious, conscientious changes in campus governance will make the College stronger and safer for everyone.
Peter Rothbart, chair of Faculty Council, speaks during the Nov. 10 meeting where the council decided to exclude part-time faculty members from the faculty vote of no-confidence.

Part-time faculty want to be a part of no-confidence vote

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 18, 2015
Ithaca College part-time faculty have expressed disappointment about being excluded from the vote of no confidence in President Tom Rochon to be held by Faculty Council and have been in conversation to initiate their own vote.

Part-time faculty union begins bargaining with administration

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 4, 2015
The Ithaca College part-time faculty bargaining committee and the administration discussed the committee’s goals at their first bargaining session Oct. 20.
Ithaca College part-time faculty and students from Students for Labor Action pose for a photo outside the Peggy Ryan Williams Center, after the part-time faculty met with Ithaca College administrators April 15. Tommy Battistelli/The Ithacan

Ithaca College part-time faculty prepare for union contract negotiations

By Max Denning, Assistant News Editor • August 24, 2015
After electing to unionize in May, Ithaca College part-time faculty members have identified increased compensation as a major priority heading into negotiations after spending the summer forming a bargaining committee.

Commentary: Workers’ Center supports adjunct unionization

By Tompkins County Workers’ Center • May 9, 2015
We at the Tompkins County Workers' Center support the effort of part-time faculty at Ithaca College to gain a meaningful voice at work.
Ithaca College President Tom Rochon addresses the campus community at a March 2015 town hall meeting about announced staff cuts. Following the All-College Meeting Aug. 19, Rochon said there will be no additional cuts this year.

Commentary: Rochon explains position on union neutrality

By Tom Rochon • April 29, 2015
The moral foundation of an academic community rests on the free flow of information and thought.

Lawmaker sends letter in support of unionization to Ithaca College

By Max Denning, Online News Editor • April 23, 2015
New York State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton sent a letter April 23 urging President Tom Rochon and the Ithaca College Board of Trustees to respect the right of Ithaca College part-time faculty to organize and vote to form a union.
Ithaca College part-time faculty and student supporters pose for a photo outside of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center April 15, following a meeting with Ithaca College administration.

NLRB sets date for Ithaca College part-time faculty union election

By Max Denning, Online News Editor • April 22, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board has finalized the date for Ithaca College’s part-time faculty unionization election, which Linda Petrosino, interim provost for educational affairs, detailed in a letter to part-time faculty April 22.

College Briefing: April 16

April 15, 2015
Faculty Council seeking part-time representative, Fall 2015 course to offer winter trip to Costa Rica, and more

Part-time professors do not participate in national walkout

By Aidan Quigley, Assistant News Editor • February 25, 2015
Adjuncts and part-time professors at colleges and universities across the country organized a national walkout event Feb. 25, but Ithaca College’s part-time faculty did not participate.

Editorial: Adjunct Funk

April 30, 2014

The number of part-time faculty at Ithaca College this academic year has increased by 67 percent since 2004. However, a greater number of part-time professors may harm the ability of students to succeed...

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