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UPDATE: Faculty Letter in Support of Black Lives MatterContributed by Chris McNamara on 07/13/20 We, the faculty of Ithaca College, condemn the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others. And we recognize that condemnation is not enough.We support our students, colleagues, and community members who protest alongside the Black Lives Matter movement. And we know that words of support are insufficient. For too long, we have cloaked ourselves in the language of allyship - language that is often unaccompanied by meaningful action. We have once again been given a chance to join the fight for justice, but we cannot fight to change what we refuse to name. We must begin by naming the anti-Blackness that permeates the United States and that is violently acted out on Black bodies across this country, and we must name the white supremacy that allows this violence to occur unabated. We recognize that we have had many opportunities to join with our communities of color in the fight against oppression and injustice, and that too often we have failed to step up to the call. Anti-Blackness has been built into the fabric of Ithaca College, as with nearly every college in the United States. In 2019, Ithaca College had four Black women in full-time faculty positions. Four. This should send shockwaves of shame through our community. Furthermore, it was not until 2013 that Peyi Soyinka-Airewele became the first Black woman to be promoted to full professor at Ithaca College. Cynthia Henderson, the second Black woman and first African-American full professor at Ithaca College, was promoted in 2020. We have been unacceptably slow in supporting and recognizing the leadership, achievements, and advancement of our Black faculty. In 2015, we had an opportunity to respond to student and faculty cries for systemic change at Ithaca College. We failed to seize that opportunity. That failure might echo in the minds of many in our community as they contemplate whether history is doomed to repeat itself. We, the faculty of Ithaca College, refuse to allow this opportunity for change, this moment in time, to be another failure. White faculty must commit to disrupting the status quo that allows whiteness to remain invisible. To stay silent about the systems of white supremacy, from which white faculty benefit at this institution and beyond, is to be complicit in perpetuating its harms. We must begin by acknowledging our failures and identifying actionable ways to improve. This is a first step in what we hope will be a community-wide effort that will unite us in identifying our racist patterns, that will engage us in dialogues that lead to action, and that will reshape the future of Ithaca College. To our students of color:
To faculty and staff of color:
· We commit to doing the work that is necessary to fully record the history of Black faculty at Ithaca College, drawing on College archives. In the short term, this work will take the form of a prominently featured website--in honor of the Black Lives Matter movement and as a tribute to our Black colleagues-- that will celebrate the achievements of current Black faculty members on the Ithaca College campus. The website should be completed in time for the start of the Fall 2020 academic year. White faculty of Ithaca College must become uncomfortable; we must challenge our own positionality, unconscious biases, and our complicity in perpetuating a system of oppression that has deeply impacted our faculty, staff, and students of color. We will put our energy into doing this work, now. Faculty members who have not signed and wish to can find a link in the June 28, 2020 email sent to all faculty. Chris McNamara, Faculty Council Chair, Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Diane L Birr, Professor, Performance Studies Chrissy Guest, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Claire Gleitman, Professor, English Stan Seltzer, Associate Professor, Mathematics Chris Holmes, Associate Professor and Chair, English Eric Steinschneider, Assistant Professor, Philosophy and Religion Samantha Brown, Assistant Director of Clinical Education/Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Mirit Bessire, Part-time lecturer, Hebrew Ian Woods, Associate Professor, Biology Anne Stork, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences Keith Kaiser Jake Brenner, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences Richard Faria, Professor, Performance Studies Vivian Bruce Conger, Professor, History Steven Banks, Assistant Professor, Music, Performance Studies, saxophone Carl Penziul, Adjunct Professor, Mathematics Kathryn Caldwell, Associate Professor, Psychology Craig Duncan, Professor, Philosophy & Religion Aaron Weinberg, Professor, Mathematics Rose Howard, Lecturer, Theatre Arts Luke Keller, Professor, Physics and Astronomy Dyani Taff, Lecturer, English Jean Hardwick, Charles Dana Professor of Biology Sebastian Harenberg, Assistant Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Jaime Warburton, Assistant Professor, Writing Patricia Hunsinger, Lecturer, Art Dept. David Negrin, Assistant Professor, MASS, Cinema & Photo Karin Wikoff, Electronic and Technical Services Librarian, Library Ann-Marie Adams, Lecturer, Journalism Maya R. Patel, Assistant Professor, Biology Courtney Gray, Clinical Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Jenna Heffron, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Dara Engler, Associate Professor, Art Heidi Hopkins, Lecturer, Biology Sarah Sutton, Associate Professor of Art Anthony Di Renzo, Professor, Writing Paula Ioanide, Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Culture, Race & Ethnicity Joanie Groome, Lecturer, HPPE Susan Salahshor, Assistant Professor, HSHP Chrystyna Dail, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Leigh Ann Vaughn, Professor, Psychology Gordon Rowland, Professor, Communications Daniel Wilber, Lecturer, Writing Mary Bentley Associate Professor HPPE Lisa Farman, Assistant Professor, Strategic Communication Amy Rominger, Clinical Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Martha Guth, Assistant Professor, Voice Laurie Arliss, Professor, Communication Studies Chris Hummel, Clinical Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Barney Beins, Professor, Psychology Julian T Euell,[Dr.Only] Associate Professor of Sociology Maria DiFrancesco, Modern Languages & Literatures Lauren Britton, Assistant Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Michael Richardson, Professor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Jen Huemmer, Assistant Professor, STCM
Peter Silberman, Associate Professor, Dept. of Theory, History, and Composition Regi Carpenter Laura Johnsen, Adjunct Professor, Anthropology Rebecca Brady, Assistant Professor, Biology Scott Thomson, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies John Barr, Professor, Computer Science Nick Kowalczyk, Associate Professor, Writing Rivka Green, Lecturer, Spanish Mat Fournier, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literature Michael Costello, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Judith M. Levitt, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Theatre Arts Elizabeth Medina-Gray, Assistant Professor, Music Theory/History/Composition Christopher Coletti, Assistant Professor, Trumpet Peter Martin, Associate Professor, Education Alex Estabrook, Instructor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Ellie Fulmer, Associate Professor, Education Steve TenEyck, Professor, Theatre Deborah Rifkin, Associate Professor, Music Theory, History, and Composition Nancy Brcak, Professor, Art History Andrew Utterson, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Susan Adams Delaney, Associate Professor of Writing and Director of the ICC Raj Subramaniam, Professor, HPPE Rebecca Lesses, Philosophy and Religion Department and Jewish Studies program Paloma Barhaugh-Bordas, Assistant Professor, Art Joseph Christian Ungco, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Jacob White, Assistant Professor, Writing Robert Sullivan, Professor, Communication Studies Wendy Dann Christine Havens-Hafer, Assistant Professor, Education Dawn Pierce, Assistant Professor, Music: Performance Studies Kim Knight, Assistant Professor, Education Carla Golden, Professor, Psychology (and Women’s and Gender Studies) Mary Lourdes Silva, Associate Professor of Writing Sharon Stansfield, Assoc. Prof. and Chair, Computer Science David Turkon, Associate Professor, Anthropology Cathy Crane, Associate Professor, Cinema Jason Hamilton, Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences Jana Waller, Clinical Assistant Professor, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Daniel Zimmerman, Assistant Professor, Theatre Christopher Zemliauskas, Assistant Professor, Music Christopher Matusiak, Associate Professor, English Serge Grigoriev, Associate Professor, Philosophy Jennifer Jolly, Professor, Art History Jamie Rombach, Instructor, Mathematics Barbara Adams, Associate Professor, Writing Stephen D. Mosher, Professor, Communication Studies Benjamin Rochford, Associate Director of Bands, School of Music Michelle Bradshaw, Associate Professor and Chair of Graduate Studies in Occupational Therapy Annette Levine, Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures Matthew C. Sullivan, Professor, Physics and Astronomy Mary Holzhauer, Lecturer, Music Performance Mehreen Khalid, Assistant Professor, Park School Patricia R. Zimmermann, Professor, Screen Studies Maki Inada, Associate Professor, Biology Emilie Wiesner, Associate Professor, Mathematics James Rada, Professor, Journalism
Annemarie Farrell, Associate Professor, Sport Management Michelle C. Zarko PA-C, Principal Faculty, Physician Assistant Program Catherine H. Michael, Communications Librarian, Library Amy W. O'Brien, Assistant Professor of Dance, Theatre Arts Yvonne Rogalski, Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Linda Heyne, Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies Kelley Sullivan, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy Elizabeth Miller, Clinical Instructor, Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Courtney Young, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Steven Novakovic, lecturer, finance/international business Yvette Sterbenk Karen Lomond, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Julie Dorsey, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Justine Vosloo, Associate Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Jennifer Germann, Associate Professor, Art History Brooks Miner, Assistant Professor, Biology Stewart Auyash, Associate Professor/Chair, Health Promotion & Physical Education Dmitri Novgorodsky, Associate Professor, School of Music Paul R Geisler, Professor, Department of Exercise Science & Athletic Training Vanessa R. Mirabito Gerner, Instructor, Physical Therapy Matt Thomas, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Paul Dickson, Associate Professor, Computer Science Laura Gras, Professor, Physical Therapy Teresa Chen, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Laura Campbell Carapella, Associate Professor, HPPE Catherine Weidner, Professor & Chair, Theatre Arts Devan Rosen, Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Elizabeth Kaletski, Associate Professor, Economics Camilo A Malagón, Assistant Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures Jack Wang, Associate Professor, Writing Jennifer Muller, Associate Professor & Chair, Anthropology Ruth Barber, Instructor of Scenic Art and Design, Theatre Arts Amy Frith, Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Physical Education Elizabeth Bergman, Associate Professor & Chair, Gerontology L. Leann Kanda, Associate Professor, Biology Daniel Visscher, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dave Brown, Professor, Math Alicia Swords, Associate Professor, Sociology Bill Hastings, Assistant Professor, Art Gladys M. Varona-Lacey, Professor, DMLL Ed Catto, Instructor, Management Beth Ellen Clark Joseph, Professor and Chair, Physics and Astronomy Paula Twomey, Spanish instructor, DMLL Kristina Shanton, Music Librarian, Library Sara Haefeli, Associate Professor, Music Theory, History, and Composition Teresa Moore, Professor, Mathematics Kari Brossard Stoos, Associate Professor, Health Promotion and Physical Education Joshua Bonnetta. Associate Professor. MASS Michael A. Malpass, Dana Professor in the Social Sciences, anthropology Rachel Wagner Janet Galván, Professor, music performance Colin Stewart, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Darlynne Overbaugh, Lecturer, Currently Te-Wen Lo, Associate Professor, Biology Joan Marcus, Assistant Professor, Writing Cyndy Scheibe, Professor, Psychology
Raul Palma, Assistant Professor, Writing Tom Kerr, Associate Professor, Writing Eleanor Henderson, Associate Professor, Writing Catherine Taylor, Associate Professor, Writing, Co-Director Image Text MFA Barbara Anger, Instructor Adjunct Theatre Dept. Jim Stafford, Assistant Professor, Writing Katie Marks, Assistant Professor, Writing Arhlene Flowers, Associate Professor, Strategic Communication Eric Machan Howd, Assistant Professor, Writing and Alum (H&S Class of 1990) Amy Quan, Department of Writing Harriet Malinowitz, Lecturer, Writing and Women's & Gender Studies Jerry Mirskin, Professor, Department of Writing James Miranda, Lecturer, Writing Sandy Dutkowsky, Lecturer, Writing Bradley Rappa, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Alex Chertok, Lecturer, Writing Department Christine Kitano, Assistant Professor, Writing Rachel Fomalhaut, Lecturer, Writing & Women's and Gender Studies James Mick, Associate Professor, Music Education Cory Brown, Professor, Writing Nicholas Walker, Professor, Music Janet Hunting, Associate Professor, Chemistry Kenny Christianson, Lecturer, Economics Mike Haaf, Professor, Chemistry Kathleen Mulligan, Professor, Theater Arts Megan Panek, Associate, Philanthropy and Engagement Todd Lazenby, Clinical Professor, ESAT Shaianne Osterreich, Associate Professor, Economics Sara Levy, Associate Professor, Incoming Dept. Chair, Education Bridget Bower, College Archivist, Library Deborah King, Professor, ESAT Barbara Ganzel, Associate Professor, Gerontology Sarah Fishel, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Stephen Tropiano, Professor, Screen Studies Osman Yurekli, Professor, Mathematics Jason Freitag, Associate Professor, History Nicholas Muellner, Associate Professor and Co-Director, Image Text MFA Tom Schneller, Lecturer, Music History A. Adornato, Associate Professor, Journalism Calvin Wiersma, Associate Professor, Violin and Chamber Music Gavin Mayer, Assistant Professor, Theatre Pranietha Mudliar, Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences Tina Caswell, Clinical Assistant Professor, SLPA Jennifer Spitzer, Associate Professor, English Sudan Allen, Professor, Environmental Studies and Sciences Rachel Schaff, Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Screen Studies John Scott, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Allison French, Assistant Professor, Journalism Jeff Lippitt, Accounting Dann Coakwell, Assistant Professor, Voice, Music Performance Studies Hormoz Movassaghi, Professor, Finance and International Business Ivy Walz, Assistant Dean, School of Music Wonyul Bae, Associate Professor, Sport Management Kari Smoker, Assistant Professor, Media Arts, Sciences and Studies Vicky Mejia Yepes, Assistant Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Katie Sheehan, Clinical Instructor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Amie Germain, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Cory Young, Associate Professor, Director Honors Program, Strategic Communication Matthew Price, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy Diane Long, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Seth Soulstein, Lecturer, Theatre Arts Colleen Moorman, Lecturer, Spanish and Linguistics Tamara Fitzwater, Assistant Professor, Psychology Rhonda Vanover, Assistant Professor, Media Arts, Sciences and Studies Gordon Stout, Professor Emeritus, Music Pamela Drix, Lecturer, Art Lee Byron, Professor, Theatre Arts Austin Jones, Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts Alison Whah, Assistant Professor, Music Beatrice Olesko, Assistant Professor, Music Education Laura Amoriello, Assistant Professor of Piano, Performance Studies Anna Larsen Peter Johans, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Studies and Sciences Michael Caporizzo, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies Dean Robinson, Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts Patti Capaldi, Assistant Professor, Art Department Jason Cherry, Clinical Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Christine D. Bataille, Assistant Professor, Management Scott Biter, PA-C, MSHS, Physician Assistant Program Alexis Kellner Becker, Assistant Professor, English Xinxin Li, Assistant Professor, Finance and International Business William Kolberg, Associate Professor, Economics Marlena Grzaslewicz, Assistant Professor, MASS Robert Ziomkowski, Lecturer, Dept. Of Modern Languages and Literatures David Diggin, Assistant Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Arzu Karaduman, Assistant Professor, Media Arts, Sciences, and Studies Edd Schneider, Associate Professor, Communication Management and Design Julie Carr, Lecturer, Music Education Patrick O. McKeon, Associate Professor, Exercise Science and Athletic Training Jennifer Herzog, Lecturer, Theatre Arts Mary Turner DePalma, Professor, Psychology Lauren O'Connell, Professor, Art History Abraham Mulugetta, Dana Professor, Finance and International Business Susan Witherup, Professor, Biology Nicole Koschmann Davis Earll, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies Vinita Prabhakar, Assistant Professor, Writing Zenon Wasyliw, Professor, History Andrew Torelli, Assistant Professor, Chemistry Evgenia IIieva, Associate Professor, Politics Saviana Condeescu, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Tatiana Patrone, Associate Professor Wendy Herbener Mehne, Professor, Music Aaron Witek, Assistant Professor, Music Mike Titlebaum, Associate Professor and Director, Jazz Studies Nicholas Bennett, Lecturer, Media Art, Science and Studies Jeff Holmes, Professor, Psychology Elizabeth Bleicher, Professor, English Mitch McCabe, Assistant Professor, Park School Rachel Schultz, Assistant Professor, Performance Studies Jennifer McKeon, Associate Professor, Exercise Science & Athletic Training Don Tindall, Professor, Theatre Arts S. Alexander Reed, Associate Professor, Music Alexander Shuhan, Professor, Music Faten Houissa, Lecturer, Modern Languages and Literatures Hilary Greenberger, Professor, Physical Therapy Jason Harrington, Associate Professor, Media Arts, Sciences and Studies David L. Barry, Lecturer, Modern Languages and Literatures Craig Cummings, Professor, Music Theory Jeff Theiss, assistant Professor, Theatre Arts Albert Alexander, Adjunct Instructor, Economics Christina Steinorth, Clinical Educator, SLPA Deborah Montgomery, Professor, Music Tamara Acosta, Assistant Professor, Music Stephen Sweet, Charles Dana Professor, Sociology David Salomon, Associate Professor, Art History Daisy Rosas Vargas, Assistant Professor, Chemistry Kayleigh Plumeau, Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy Lynne Hewitt, Professor, SLPA Narges Kasiri, Associate Professor, Management Marcy Sutherland, Instructor, Education Melinda Cozzolino, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Patrick Lewis, Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies Dan Breen, Associate Professor, English Kip Opperman Jerome Fung, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy Megan Martinez, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Paula Murray Cole, Associate Professor, Theatre Arts Ann Byrne, Instructor CMST Kelly Hallisy, Social Sciences Librarian Linda Price, Lecturer, Art Angela Rulffes, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies John Winslow, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy Hugh Stephenson, Associate Professor, Psychology Toby Dragon, Associate Professor, Computer Science
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