Ithaca College

Dear members of the Ithaca College community:

I was deeply troubled to learn that acts of bias have recently been carried out on this campus. Cowardly and insensitive acts such as these have no place here at Ithaca College.

As I noted in my address to the Ithaca College community on the topic of diversity and community on March 15, 2005, “such intolerant and intolerable behavior of bias and hate does not reflect who we are as a community, nor who we aspire to be.” (The full text of my remarks can be found at https://www.ithaca.edu/president/diversity.php)

While I am confident that we are making good progress with our institutional plan and most specifically our priority on diversity, our work is clearly never done. We must be committed toward appreciating and respecting the differences of all members of the Ithaca College community.

I encourage anyone with information that would be helpful in determining those responsible for acts of bias to please contact the Office of Public Safety at 274-3333.

Sincerely,
Peggy R. Williams, President