THE ITHACAN

IC communications professor to speak at conference in South Africa

By Joe Byeon, Contributing Writer • September 24, 2014

Donathan Brown, assistant professor of communication studies at Ithaca College, will be the plenary speaker at a conference on South African national development held Oct. 1–3 at Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa.

Adam Banks to kick off technology and race discussion series

By Ramya Vijayagopal, Assistant News Editor • September 3, 2014

The annual themed discussion series within the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity is back, this time exploring technology-related issues and the relationships among race, racism and technology.

Michael Brown shooting brings racial inequality to light

By Sean Eversley Bradwell • August 27, 2014

I am a 42-year-old black man with a PhD from an Ivy League university. It doesn’t matter. At various times, I was a younger man who stole from convenience stores, swore in public, listened to loud music,...

Sky Ferreira Misses the Point Completely

By Jared Wolf • April 20, 2014

Pop singer Sky Ferreira rose from relative irrelevancy on Wednesday (April 16) when her new video for "I Blame Myself" was met with accusations of racism for its one-dimensional portrayal of black men...

I too, am Harvard…

By Jeremy Li • April 16, 2014

Diversity is something often talked about here at Ithaca College. Right now the College is going full-out on implementing series workshops and classes on "Microaggression," which is the aggregated hurtful...

Instant Facul-Tea Donathan Brown

By Bethany George • April 2, 2014

Watch an all-new Instant facul-Tea with Donathan Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Communications Studies

Commentary: US racial solidarity exists only within borders

By Asma Barlas • November 21, 2013

In the 15-odd years I’ve been associated with the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity, I’ve spoken from the positionality of an African-, Latino/a, Asian-, Native American person even...

CSCRE creates space for dialogue on language

By Jack Curran, Online News Editor • November 14, 2013

The Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity held an informal workshop, where students and faculty participated in an open dialogue about the language of racial justice.

Commentary: Weekend retreat shapes college experience

By Tessa Crisman • October 23, 2013

I heard about the Cross-Cultural Leadership Retreat, which is Nov. 8–10 this year, during my first year at Ithaca College from a few friends in my residence hall who participated in it. While it sounded...

Video: Snap Judgment – Should Ithaca be race-neutral in the admission policy?

By Stephen Adams • October 9, 2013

Students share their opinions on whether Ithaca College should be blind to race in the admission policy.

UCLA professor discusses violence against women

By TinaMarie Craven, Staff Writer • April 2, 2013

Michelle Erai, assistant professor of gender studies at UCLA and co-founder of Incite! Women of Color Against Violence, held a discussion about violence against women titled “If I Win, I Might Tattoo My Face — Mike Tyson as Maori Artifact" Monday.

Guest Commentary: Student searches for identity outside of race

By Derek Crossman • February 20, 2013

I learned I was different from my friends in gym class in 7th grade. My classmates joked that I was brown and called me a “nigger” and a “beaner.” It was the first time race ever became a factor in my life, and from then on I’ve been hyper-aware of my skin color. Simply put, I’m…