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Beginning of Cornish presidency elicits mixed reactions

Beginning of Cornish presidency elicits mixed reactions

By Alexis Manore • March 12, 2022
While many members of IC are happy to have a president who is familiar with the college some are raising concerns about transparency in the search.
Editorial: SGC does not recognize its own position of power

Editorial: SGC does not recognize its own position of power

By The Ithacan • November 18, 2021
The students at the college are adults, who in whichever way they can, are putting their money, time and faith into this college and into the administration.
Editorial: Open president search crucial for transparency

Editorial: Open president search crucial for transparency

By The Ithacan • August 26, 2021
For the sake of the college community’s strained relationship with the administration and the board of trustees, a presidential open search is vital.
Editorial: College owes transparency to prospective students

Editorial: College owes transparency to prospective students

By The Ithacan • April 8, 2021
Higher education in the U.S. is a business. Schools will market themselves through favorable reviews, pleasant images and flattering advertisements.
Raza Rumi, director of the Park Center for Independent Media, has more than two decades of experience in media, international development and public administration.

Commentary: IC Reorganization Requires Transparency and Inclusiveness in Decision Making Processes

By Raza Rumi • April 8, 2021
The realignment of schools, departments and programs needs to be based on the imagination of those who teach, think, research and write — faculty.
Thomas Pfaff, professor in the Department of Mathematics, calls for transparency from the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). He poses questions for the SLT to answer.

Commentary: How will Ithaca College proceed in years to come?

By Thomas Pfaff • March 24, 2021
The SLT has repeatedly stated they took feedback on the strategic plan, but the real decision hinged on a reduction to 5,000 students.
Junior Megan Handley is a tour guide in the Office of Admission. Handley has struggled to discuss the recent faculty cuts and lack of transparency from the administration with prospective students.

Commentary: Prospective students deserve transparency

By Megan Handley • March 24, 2021
Looking around at a college changed by a pandemic, economic decline and administrative negligence, I wonder if I would have made the same decision.
Recentering the conversation

Recentering the conversation

By John Turner • March 17, 2021
The number of BIPOC faculty being cut is not the only issue. Racist professors still having a job and being protected by tenure needs to be addressed.
Naeem Inayatullah, professor in the Department of Politics, urges the college to prioritize its workers over capital interests.

Commentary: Reframing Ithaca College’s vision

By Naeem Inayatullah • March 16, 2021
The administration’s commitment to disaster capitalism has permanently divided our community. Our wounds are deep; they will not be easily healed. 
Editorial: Data transparency needed to protect faculty diversity

Editorial: Data transparency needed to protect faculty diversity

By The Ithacan • March 11, 2021
Only 12.2% of faculty members identify as people of color. However, the college does not publicly share this information broken down by faculty rank.
At the All Student and Family Gathering on March 25, La Jerne Cornish, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, announced that the college is planning to be fully open for Fall 2021.

Impact of APP on faculty of color unclear

By Ashley Stalnecker, Senior Writer • March 11, 2021
Ithaca College will be terminating faculty members — including faculty of color — as a part of the APP process, but it is unclear how many faculty of color will be affected.
Pictured from left to right is Julie Dorsey, Deborah Rifkin and Jean Hardwick. They oppose the Faculty Council issuing a vote of no confidence following faculty cuts.

Commentary: Going on a path forward following faculty cuts

By Deborah Rifkin, Jean Hardwick, and Julie Dorsey • March 10, 2021
It would be strategic for us to work on healing these traumas and learning how to offer each other compassion, even within stark disagreement.
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