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Alicia Swords, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, is the new director of the Honors Program.

Q&A: New honors program director chosen for Ithaca College

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • November 10, 2016
Alicia Swords, associate professor in the Department of Sociology, will replace Pfaff beginning in the spring semester.
Thomas Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, has interacted with Ithaca College administrators often as the former Honors Program director for three and a half years and as a faculty member.

IC struggles to find Honors Program director candidates

By Sophia Tulp, Staff Writer • October 19, 2016
No candidates have formally applied to be director of the Ithaca College Honors Program, with less than two months until the position becomes vacant. The two most recent directors say this underscores
On Dec. 11, 2015, student and faculty at Ithaca College voiced their criticisms toward President Tom Rochon during a rally. The turbulent campus climate from the Fall 2015 semester motivated junior Michele Hau to research ties between dialogue, rhetoric and racism.

Student addresses racism and rhetoric in scholar program

By Kate Nalepinski, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • August 21, 2016
With guidance from her faculty mentor, Robert Sullivan, associate professor of communication studies, Hau analyzed documents from colleges in the United States as evidence for her argument, which connects political theory to the reality of discussing racism on campus.
Students in the honors program visited Ottawa, Canada Feb. 22, 2014. This year students travelled back to Ottawa Jan. 26 during its "winter festival." The program sponsors at least one major cultural trip each semester.

Ithaca College honor students find issues with program changes

By Annika Kushner and Meredith Husar • February 27, 2016
Many Ithaca College honors students are having difficulty completing the honors program since it underwent structural changes in Fall 2013. Students say the new requirements are too complicated, numerous and restrictive.
The Association of American Colleges and Universities released a report Jan. 20 called “Falling Short? College learning and career success,” which said while 80 percent of employers believe the skill of applying knowledge to real-world settings is “very important,” only 23 percent think students are well prepared with this skill.

National survey evaluates student preparedness

By Kayla Dwyer, News Editor • February 4, 2015
The discussion of preparing college students for the workforce has been riding the tide of the 21st century, but with increasing perception gaps among students, employers and active members of the higher education community, the question remains as to what it means to be prepared — and if students truly are.
Ithaca College students stand with Amii Omara-Otunnu, third from left. During his visit, Omara-Otunnu discussed human rights and the increasing interdependence within the global community.

UNESCO Chair discusses global interdependence

By Jeremy Li, Staff Writer • April 24, 2013
Amii Omara-Otunnu, the UNESCO chair for the U.S., visited Ithaca College on Monday night, where he discussed contention between government and human rights in the 21st century.
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