Tag: Ithaca College

Ithaca College Has Announced Planned Layoffs

Ithaca College has announced that more than 100 full-time employees may have their jobs cut, WBNG reported. And there may be even more layoffs.

January 25, 2021

Hrabowski: Reversing Structural Racism at Higher Ed Institutions Starts with Equity

Scholars from The University of Maryland in Baltimore County (UMBC) recently wrote a piece on how to tackle — and reverse — structural racism amid the racial tensions which 2020 has exacerbated. In it, they argue that higher education must lead in those efforts.

November 8, 2020

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Ithaca College Announces 130 Faculty Layoffs Due to Low Enrollment

Ithaca College recently announced that it will have to cut approximately 130 faculty jobs due to low enrollment, according to The Ithaca Voice. The school’s provost, Dr. La Jerne Cornish made the announcement, including an estimation that the college would only need 415 of its current 547 faculty members and that the school has to […]

October 12, 2020

Ithaca College Won’t Allow Students From States With High Numbers of COVID-19 Cases on Campus

Ithaca College said it will not allow students from states with high numbers of COVID-19 cases to move to campus or take in-person classes this coming fall. The college said it has made this decision in line with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s June 24 executive order requiring individuals traveling into New York State from […]

July 20, 2020

Black Professor at Liberty U Online Resigns After Falwell Jr.’s ‘Racist’ Tweets

A Black professor at Liberty University Online, Christopher A. House, resigned on Thursday after what he said were racist tweets by Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the Virginia-based Liberty University. House is also a tenured associate professor at Ithaca College. Falwell Jr. on Wednesday posted a tweet decrying Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s order that said […]

May 29, 2020

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Some Colleges Are Already Planning for the Next Wave of COVID-19

Even as many colleges are still struggling to figure out what the beginning of the new academic year will look like, a few have made public schedules for the next semester which already account for another wave of COVID-19 infections in the fall, which epidemiologists have said is more or less inevitable.

May 21, 2020

Garcia to Graduates: You have a Responsibility to the Next Generation

Mildred García, president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, told graduates at Ithaca College’s 124th Commencement ceremony that they have a profound responsibility to use the achievement of their degree to serve as a beacon of hope and opportunity for others. García delivered the main address to some 1,500 graduates at the […]

May 19, 2019

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Dr. Mildred García Selected as Ithaca College’s Commencement Speaker

Ithaca College has announced that Dr. Mildred García, a national leader in higher education and president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will be the commencement speaker for the college’s 124th Commencement ceremony to be held on Sunday, May 19. She will also be awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree […]

March 26, 2019

Ithaca College, Cornell University Priest Temporarily Suspended Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation

Rev. Carsten Martensen, a priest who has served at Ithaca College and Cornell University, has been temporarily suspended following a recent allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the 1970s. Both institutions recently sent out messages to their communities notifying them that Martensen is temporarily suspended by the USA Northeast Province of the Jesuits […]

March 4, 2019

A Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Workplace Won’t Build Itself. Leaders Must Proactively Build One.

Building diverse teams is increasingly becoming critical for leaders across industries — and with good reason. To be effective, teams require a broad range of thought and experience, and many studies have proven that diverse teams are smarter, more innovative and deliver better results. But if you want your organization to be successful, your team is only part of the equation.

December 4, 2018

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Frat at Cornell University to Close Amid Beating Probe

ITHACA, N.Y. — A national fraternity says it will close its Cornell University chapter in the wake of an investigation into an attack against a Black student by a white student that police say may have been racially motivated. Psi Upsilon’s alumni board of governors told the Ivy League school on Tuesday that the chapter […]

September 20, 2017

Police Probe Brawl that Killed College Student after Party

ITHACA, N.Y. ― An Ithaca College student fatally stabbed at Cornell University was attacked while trying to help a fellow student amid a series of fights after a weekend party, his sister said Monday. Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore from New York City who was majoring in business administration, and his friend were stabbed early […]

August 30, 2016

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