Nearing the end of the 2023–24 academic year, The Ithacan sat down to talk with La Jerne Cornish, the 10th president of Ithaca College. Cornish is in her second year of the role, after previously serving as interim president for the 2021–22 academic year. She has also served as provost, executive vice president and senior vice president of academic affairs since she arrived at the college in 2018.
Editor-in-Chief Syd Pierre, Managing Editor Malik Clement and News Editor Prakriti Panwar sat down to talk with Cornish about the current campus climate, including free speech and diversity at the college.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Campus climate and future plans
Syd Pierre: I know in the [campus climate] presentation today, they talked about how over half of the faculty said that they didn’t feel like the senior admin was taking their opinion seriously — what are your thoughts on that?
La Jerne Cornish: I’m grateful for the…
