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===Presidents=== Ithaca's current president is [[La Jerne Terry Cornish]]. She was named the school's 10th president, in March 2022, after having served in as interim president since August 30, 2021. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Ithaca College Names Dr. La Jerne Terry Cornish President |url=https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15289729/ithaca-college-names-dr-la-jerne-terry-cornish-president |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531182859/https://www.diverseeducation.com/news-roundup/article/15289729/ithaca-college-names-dr-la-jerne-terry-cornish-president |url-status=live }}</ref> She replaced [[Shirley Collado|Shirley M. Collado]] who departed Ithaca College to become the president and CEO of College Track, a comprehensive college completion program.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shirley M. Collado to Depart Ithaca College and La Jerne Terry Cornish to Become Interim President |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/news/shirley-m-collado-depart-ithaca-college-and-la-jerne-terry-cornish-become-interim-president |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=Ithaca College |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728201646/https://www.ithaca.edu/news/shirley-m-collado-depart-ithaca-college-and-la-jerne-terry-cornish-become-interim-president |url-status=live }}</ref> She was named the ninth president of Ithaca College on February 22, 2017, and assumed the presidency on July 1, 2017. She was previously executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer at [[Rutgers University–Newark]] and vice president of student affairs and dean of the college at [[Middlebury College]]. She is the first Dominican American to be named president of a college in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/shirley-m.-collado-inaugurated-as-ithaca-colleges-ninth-president-47977/ |title=Ithaca College Enters New Era: Shirley M. Collado Inaugurated as College's Ninth President - IC News |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2017-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204053531/https://www.ithaca.edu/news/releases/shirley-m.-collado-inaugurated-as-ithaca-colleges-ninth-president-47977/ |archive-date=2018-02-04 |url-status=live}}</ref> During Collado's time as president she was the center of multiple controversies. Collado faced backlash when students and faculty discovered she was accused of sexually abusing a female patient while working as a psychologist in Washington, D.C., in 2000 and was convicted of sexual abuse in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quigley |first=Aidan |date=2018-01-16 |title=Ithaca College President Shirley Collado pleaded no contest to sexual abuse charge in 2001 |url=https://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-president-shirley-collado-has-2001-sexual-abuse-conviction/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=The Ithacan |archive-date=2023-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418041821/https://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-president-shirley-collado-has-2001-sexual-abuse-conviction/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Students further questioned her transparency when she announced plans to cut 116 full-time faculty members, some of whom had worked at the school for decades, after receiving a $172,769 payment.<ref>{{Cite web |last=de Castro |first=Elijah |date=2023-01-25 |title=Former president Collado received $172,796 payment before layoffs |url=https://theithacan.org/news/former-president-collado-received-172776-payment-before-layoffs/ |access-date=2023-04-09 |website=The Ithacan |archive-date=2023-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409192040/https://theithacan.org/news/former-president-collado-received-172776-payment-before-layoffs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Collado eventually announced in July 2021 that she will step down in January to become president and CEO of College Track.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Whitford |first1=Emma |title=Ithaca College President Resigns |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/07/09/shirley-collado-leave-ithaca-college-college-track |access-date=9 July 2021 |publisher=Inside Higher Ed |date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709135717/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2021/07/09/shirley-collado-leave-ithaca-college-college-track?mc_cid=e3f23e8c8a&mc_eid=59a9b939af |archive-date=9 July 2021 |quote=Shirley M. Collado will join College Track as president and CEO after she leaves Ithaca College in January.}}</ref> Collado succeeded Thomas Rochon, who was named eighth president of Ithaca College on April 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/features/release.php?release=2445 |title=Media Relations |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420195343/http://www.ithaca.edu/features/release.php?release=2445 |archive-date=2008-04-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rochon took over as president of the college following Peggy Williams, who had announced on July 12, 2007, that she would retire from the presidency post effective May 31, 2009, following a one-year [[sabbatical]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20070712140046911 |title=Intercom - Important News to Share |access-date=2007-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516200058/http://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20070712140046911 |archive-date=2011-05-16 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the fall 2015 semester, multiple protests focusing on campus climate and Rochon's leadership were led by students and faculty. After multiple racially charged events including student house party themes and racially tinged comments at administration led-programs, students, faculty and staff all decided to hold votes of "no confidence" in Rochon. Students voted "no confidence" by a count of 72% no confidence, 27% confidence, and 1% abstaining.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-students-vote-no-confidence-in-president-rochon/ |title=UPDATE: Ithaca College students vote no confidence in Rochon |work=The Ithacan |first1=Kyle |last1=Arnold |first2=Max |last2=Denning |access-date=2015-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105224700/http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-students-vote-no-confidence-in-president-rochon/ |archive-date=2016-01-05 |url-status=live}}</ref> The faculty voted 77.8% no confidence to 22.2% confidence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theithacan.org/news/majority-of-ic-faculty-vote-no-confidence-in-tom-rochon/ |title=Ithaca College faculty vote no confidence in President Rochon |work=The Ithacan |first1=Faith |last1=Meckley |first2=Kyle |last2=Arnold |access-date=2015-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106001851/http://theithacan.org/news/majority-of-ic-faculty-vote-no-confidence-in-tom-rochon/ |archive-date=2016-01-06 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rochon retired on July 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-president-tom-rochon-will-step-down-july-2017/ |title=Ithaca College President Tom Rochon will step down July 2017 |work=The Ithacan |first=Aidan |last=Quigley |access-date=2016-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115173805/http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-president-tom-rochon-will-step-down-july-2017/ |archive-date=2016-01-15 |url-status=live}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! President !! Life !! Tenure |- |- |W. Grant Egbert<ref name="ithaca.edu">{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/egbert.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101033228/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/egbert.php |archive-date=2007-11-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1867–1928 || 1892–1924 |- |George C. Williams<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/gwilliams.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102083357/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/gwilliams.php |archive-date=2008-01-02 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1874–1971 || 1924–1932 |- |Leonard B. Job<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/job.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708215023/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/job.php |archive-date=2008-07-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1891–1981 || 1932–1957 |- |Howard I. Dillingham<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/dillingham.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101033222/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/dillingham.php |archive-date=2007-11-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> || 1904–1998 || 1957–1970 |- |Ellis L. Phillips Jr.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/phillips.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2009-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411173234/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/phillips.php |archive-date=2009-04-11 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ithaca.edu/ithacan/articles/0610/05/news/1colleger.htm College's fifth president dies]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ''The Ithacan'', October 05, 2006</ref> || 1926–2006 || 1970–1975 |- |[[James J. Whalen]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/whalen.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2009-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411175531/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/whalen.php |archive-date=2009-04-11 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=764 |title=Media Relations |publisher=Ithaca College}}</ref> || 1927–2001 || 1975–1997 |- |[[Peggy R. Williams]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/prwilliams.php |title=Office of the President |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2009-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410072557/http://www.ithaca.edu/president/former_presidents/prwilliams.php |archive-date=2009-04-10 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=2242 |title=Media Relations |publisher=Ithaca College |access-date=2008-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824045725/http://www.ithaca.edu/news/release.php?id=2242 |archive-date=2007-08-24 |url-status=live}}</ref> || || 1997–2008 |- |Thomas Rochon<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas R. Rochon |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president/former-presidents/thomas-r-rochon |access-date=2022-07-28 |publisher=Ithaca College |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728201442/https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president/former-presidents/thomas-r-rochon |url-status=live }}</ref> || || 2008–2017 |- |Shirley M. Collado<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shirley M. Collado |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president/former-presidents/shirley-m-collado |access-date=2022-07-28 |publisher=Ithaca College |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728201442/https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president/former-presidents/shirley-m-collado |url-status=live }}</ref> | |2017–2021 |- |[[La Jerne Terry Cornish]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of the President |url=https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president |access-date=2022-07-28 |publisher=Ithaca College |language=en |archive-date=2022-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803102528/https://www.ithaca.edu/office-president |url-status=live }}</ref> | |2021–present |}
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