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From left, professors Susan Allen-Gill, Chip Gagnon, Patricia Rodriguez, Alicia Swords and David Turkon are former members of the committee to create a master degree in sustainable international development. They say President Tom Rochon has not made progress in campus sustainability.

Open Letter: Rochon has squashed campus sustainability

By Alicia Swords, Chip Gagnon, David Turkon, Patricia Rodriguez, and Susan Allen-Gill • November 21, 2015
Stories like this one at IC have demoralized faculty.
Editorial: Rochon's public relations campaign headed south

Editorial: Rochon’s public relations campaign headed south

November 19, 2015
Rochon seems to be digging himself deeper into a hole of contradictions and continues to avoid the very issues that put him on the defensive.
Senior Taylor Graham said white members of college communities should recognize their whiteness and stop leaving it to be undefined and perceived as a normality.

Commentary: Whiteness should be named and contextualized

By Taylor Graham • November 19, 2015
I believe it is important to begin seeing whiteness as something tangible and thus assailable.
POC at IC leads the "Tom Rochon: No Confidence" chant at the walkout that took place Nov. 11 at Free Speech Rock.

Commentary: Campus dialogue has been lost in activism

By Steven Pirani, Senior Writer • November 19, 2015
I fear we are in danger of losing sight of the essential, critical dimensions of argument.
Roger Richardson will no longer hold the interim chief diversity officer position at the college and will continue in his role as associate provost of diversity, inclusion and engagement.

Q&A: Richardson discusses role as chief diversity officer

By Grace Elletson, Staff Writer • November 19, 2015
"These are not new issues. They’re not new issues for our nation. They’re not new issues for institutions of higher education."
President Tom Rochon sits in the Taughannock Falls Room after POC at IC walked out of a meeting Oct. 23.

Open Letter: Faculty make list of complaints against Rochon

By Ithaca College Faculty • November 19, 2015
We have not seen this degree of widespread distress, anger, and dissatisfaction since President James Whalen’s years (1975-1997).

No one’s account of an instance of racism should be ignored

By Frances Johnson, Columnist • November 19, 2015
It’s a kind of discomfort that no one will believe when you say you’ve experienced racism.
Dominick Recckio, current student body president, as well as the student body presidents and one student trustee from the last nine years, signed a letter explaining their disappointment in President Tom Rochon and his administration.

Open Letter: Current and former SGA representatives express lack of confidence in Rochon

By Current and Former Student Body Presidents • November 17, 2015
Rochon’s disinterest in improving the student experience has all but ensured the current climate on South Hill.

Open Letter: Faculty object to top-down administrative hires

By Ithaca College Faculty • November 17, 2015
We strongly oppose the recent decision by President Tom Rochon to create a "Chief Diversity Officer" position at Ithaca College.
Members of the Ithaca College faculty chant "Tom Rochon, no confidence" along with students who took stage at the “Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias” event in the A&E Center Oct. 27.

Open Letter: H&S faculty argue for Rochon no confidence vote

By H&S Faculty Senate • November 16, 2015
As our rationale for an all-college vote of no confidence, we focus upon two explicit failures of the President’s administration.
Editorial: Faculty Council vote suggests shift in power

Editorial: Faculty Council vote suggests shift in power

November 12, 2015
The fact the vote is happening shows that power is beginning to fall into new hands.

Editorial: Support can be found in other campus movements

November 12, 2015
This movement, as it becomes nationalized, has fostered the collaboration among different institutions.
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