Ithaca College Faculty Votes No Confidence in Embattled President

Faculty members at Ithaca College have voted no confidence in the New York institution’s president, Thomas R. Rochon, the Faculty Council announced on Monday.  Out of 469 eligible faculty members, 406 participated in the vote, the council said, and 78 percent voted no confidence. The body cited what it called Mr. Rochon’s lackluster response to student protesters, and noted that faculty members had been voicing concern about his leadership for years.