Students at Ithaca Now Protesting to Get College President to Step Down

Josh FeldmanNov 11th, 2015, 7:56 pm
 

Students at Ithaca College have started to protest the college president days after University of Missouri students successfully got their president to step down.

The protest was organized by the group People of Color at Ithaca College to express their concerns about racism on campus. They called for a vote of no confidence against Ithaca President Tom Rochon, as well as for Rochon to step down.

During the protests earlier today, The Ithaca Journal reports, one student asked, “How can a campus dedicated to preparing us for the real world not actively foster growth to our consciousness of oppression and privilege?”

There was a die-in and a silent demonstration amid the day of protests, all to get administrators to take their concerns seriously.

Tom Grape, the chair of Ithaca’s board of trustees, said in a lengthy statement, “I hope that we will continue to see these conversations maintain the standard of mutual respect, a commitment to truth, and an assumption that human beings must seek connection and common ground in order to make a difference.”

Ithaca news outlet WICB captured photos and videos at the scene of the protest:

[h/t USA Today]
[featured image via WICB]

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