Faculty Meeting 3/20: Communication Studies Major Passed; Administration Addresses Complaint to Department of Education
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief President’s Remarks President Bob Iuliano opened Thursday’s faculty meeting by addressing the complaint filed to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Education by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF), which alleges Gettysburg College is violating federal law relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The letter of complaint, sent on Monday, alleges “ongoing civil rights...
Young America’s Foundation Files Complaint Against Gettysburg College to Department of Education
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief On Monday, a non-profit conservative advocacy group issued a civil rights complaint to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) alleging “ongoing civil rights violations against conservative students at Gettysburg College.” The complaint lists a number of offices, student organizations, academic programs and events related to diversity and inclusion, and urges the OCR to...
College Responds to Police Impersonation Incident and Campus Anxieties
This article originally appeared on pages 6 and 7 of the No. 4 February 2025 edition of The Gettysburgian magazine. By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief, and Katie Lauriello, Managing Editor Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, a student was walking near West Stevens and Mummansburg Streets, close to the center of campus, when a dark SUV pulled up alongside them. The driver, described as a white male wearing dark-colored clothes,...
Faculty Vote Approves Honor Code Changes, President Iuliano Addresses Federal Policy Changes at 2/20 Faculty Meeting
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief The faculty voted to approve two proposed motions to amend the honor code, and the administration spoke on the College’s response to ongoing federal policy changes during Thursday’s faculty meeting. The meeting began as President Bob Iuliano spoke on the College’s response to ongoing federal law changes regarding higher education under the new Trump administration, which he called “significant and...
Faculty Meeting 2/6: Honor Commission Proposes Proctoring, AI Policy Changes
By Vincent DiFonzo, Editor-in-Chief The Honor Commission presented two proposed changes to the honor code related to exam proctoring and artificial intelligence policy at the second faculty meeting of the semester. President Bob Iuliano opened the meeting acknowledging the presence of members of the Board of Trustees, who are meeting on campus this weekend. Iuliano then spoke on the recent cancellation of a $500,000, six-year grant...
