The Antisemitism and Other Hate Symbols Taskforce was convened by Ithaca College President La Jerne Terry Cornish in 2022 as an ad hoc committee, in response to antisemitic symbols found on the Ithaca College campus.
Prior to the formation of the task force, Ithaca College participated in a Campus Climate Initiative designed by Hillel International and TCC Group, a national consulting firm committed to collaboratively solving complex social sector problems. The report and recommendations from this initiative were reviewed to identify and implement strategies to combat antisemitism in policies, practices, curriculum, and programs, and used in part to consider and prioritize the work of this task force.