--- description: The student government has also asked for a vote of "confidence" or "no confidence" title: Ithaca College Joins Student Protests With Walkout Against College President image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb1cf837e68d2b77/698870d0e20a874ca4a8e2d5/ithaca-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ithaca College Joins Student Protests With Walkout Against College President ## Video: Tense Night Of Threats On The University Of Missouri Campus [Watch (HLS stream): Tense Night Of Threats On The University Of Missouri Campus](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vRJKarEW.m3u8) (1:26)  _Published 2015-11-11. Campus security officials were on heightened alert after a string of threats and reports from students late Tuesday night._ by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2015 8:31 PM CUT  Protestorsr encourage students to lay down as part of a 'die-in' this afternoon at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York on Nov. 11, 2015. Protestorsr encourage students to lay down as part of a 'die-in' this afternoon at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York on Nov. 11, 2015.Matthew Liptak—Reuters by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 12, 2015 8:31 PM CUT Nearly a thousand students at Ithaca College [protested](http://www.ithacajournal.com/story/news/local/2015/11/11/hundreds-plan-walk-out-ithaca-college/75570208/ "undefined") against the college’s president on Wednesday in the wake of other race-related student protests at the [University of Missouri](http://time.com/4104917/university-missouri-president-resigns-racism-protests/ "undefined") and [Yale](http://time.com/4106265/yale-students-protest/ "undefined"). Leaders of IC’s People of Color group spearheaded a walkout against Ithaca president Tom Rochon, posting on Facebook that it’s “vital to fight against both covert and overt racism in all places of education and empowerment,” the Ithaca _Journal_ reports. The student government has also asked for a vote of “confidence” or “no confidence” in Rochon. The protests at IC were sparked by three specific incidents, the [first](http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-ras-protest-alleged-racial-agression-by-public-safety/ "undefined") of which took place in September when resident advisers complained about racial profiling. An October [roundtable discussion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-QNeQR3WAg "undefined") on campus took a racially charged turn when a black woman was referred to as a ‘savage,’ and a “Preps & Crooks” [party in late October](http://theithacan.org/news/ic-students-upset-about-racially-charged-party-theme/ "undefined") sparked outrage when current and former students found its theme to be racially insensitive. The walkout and subsequent vote follows student protests at Missouri, which [led to the resignation of the school’s president and chancellor](http://time.com/4104917/university-missouri-president-resigns-racism-protests/ "undefined"). IC students held 20 minutes of silence for “solidarity with other campuses,” according to the [college’s newspaper](http://theithacan.org/news/ithaca-college-poc-at-ic-group-holds-solidarity-walkout/ "undefined"). Rochon released a [statement](http://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20151110220819799?utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&utm%5Fcampaign=social%2Bmedia#.VkPAEX6rS9I%20 "undefined") on Tuesday announcing he’d be hiring a Chief Diversity Officer, writing that the school has “an opportunity—and the moral necessity—to use this moment of intensity to make a real difference on the longstanding issues of racism and inclusion.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/"},"headline":"Ithaca College Joins Student Protests With Walkout Against College President","datePublished":"2015-11-12T20:31:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:34:43.649Z","description":"The student government has also asked for a vote of \"confidence\" or \"no confidence\"","url":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/","keywords":["New York"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb1cf837e68d2b77/698870d0e20a874ca4a8e2d5/ithaca-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfb1cf837e68d2b77/698870d0e20a874ca4a8e2d5/ithaca-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Protestorsr encourage students to lay down as part of a 'die-in' this afternoon at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York on Nov. 11, 2015.","caption":"Protestorsr encourage students to lay down as part of a 'die-in' this afternoon at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York on Nov. 11, 2015.","creditText":"Matthew Liptak—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/","name":"Ithaca College Joins Student Protests With Walkout Against College President"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tense Night Of Threats On The University Of Missouri Campus","description":"Campus security officials were on heightened alert after a string of threats and reports from students late Tuesday night.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vRJKarEW/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-11T15:11:15.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vRJKarEW.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/","duration":"PT1M26S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4110652/ithaca-college-student-protests/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```