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From left, Megan Graham and Sarah Grunberg, members of the contingent faculty union, speak at a news conference March 9.

Commentary: College’s action against contingent faculty impacts students

By Erin Francisco, Megan Graham, and Sarah Grunberg • April 19, 2017
By firing these three professors, the administration has communicated once again that it does not have the best interests of students in mind.
Assistant professor Megan Graham speaks during a silent protest March 2 outside the Emerson Suites. Graham writes about the three professors in the faculty union at the helm of a labor lawsuit alleging that the college fired them for their participation in the faculty union.

Commentary: Labor lawsuit against college remains active

By Megan Graham • April 5, 2017
Never knowing if we will be brought back from one year to another makes it hard to plan our lives and fully support our students and our families.
David Kornreich, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy; Brody Burroughs, lecturer in the Department of Art; and Rachel Gunderson, instructor in the Department of Health Promotion and Physical Education, are all contingent faculty members who are on the bargaining committee. They attended the March 20 Student Governance Council meeting to discuss recent events regarding union negotiations.

Faculty union members and administration attend SGC meeting

By Ryan King, Staff Writer • March 21, 2017
The meeting took place on March 20, the day before the scheduled bargaining session between the full time– and part time–faculty unions and administration.
Sexually transmitted diseases rising on IC Campus

Sexually transmitted diseases rising on IC Campus

By Madeline Veneziano, Staff Writer • February 6, 2017
The CDC reports that American youths between the ages of 15 and 24 make up half of the 20 million new STD cases in the United States each year.
Contingent faculty held a teach-in Sept. 6 to educate the campus community about their experiences working at Ithaca College and the unionization process.

Contingent faculty teach-in held to educate campus community

By Justin Henry, Staff Writer • September 7, 2016
About 35 part- and full-time contingent faculty members and students at Ithaca College attended a teach-in presented by members of the contingent faculty union on Sept. 6 to hear updates on their experiences at the college and the unionization process.
Ithaca College full-time contingent faculty members and supporters pose in front of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center April 7 following a meeting with administration.

Full­-time contingent faculty at Ithaca College vote to unionize

By Sophia Tulp, News Editor • May 24, 2016
Full­-time contingent faculty members at Ithaca College have voted to form a union with Service Employees International Union Local 200United, according to a press release issued May 24. They elected to unionize in a 23–13 vote out of 47 eligible voters, said Zeke Perkins, organizer for SEIU Local 200United.
Ithaca College full-time contingent faculty members and supporters pose in front of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center April 7 following a meeting with administration.

Contingent faculty unionizing together follows a national trend

By Evan Popp, Staff Writer • April 26, 2016
Concerns about working conditions for contingent faculty members have led to an increase in unionization recently, with part- and full-time contingent faculty sometimes joining together in bargaining units.
Ithaca College full-time contingent faculty members and supporters pose in front of the Peggy Ryan Williams Center April 7 following a meeting with administration.

Full-time contingent faculty’s union request denied

By Michael Pyskaty and Sophia Tulp • April 7, 2016
Members of the Ithaca College administration have denied a request by full-time contingent faculty to join the existing part-time faculty union.
Veronica Frosen, lecturer of legal studies at Ithaca College, skates in front of her teammates during a team practice April 24 in Lansing, N.Y.

Ithaca roller derby league seeks new practice venue

By Steve Derderian, Sports Editor • April 30, 2014
The Ithaca League of Women Rollers is hoping to find a new practice venue so that its sport may continue to thrive in the community.
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