December 17, 1999

Communications-Department Head at Boston U. Resigns Over a Quote

The head of Boston University's mass-communications department has resigned the post, after realizing that he failed to attribute a quote he used in a guest lecture to 400 freshmen.

The announcement this month by John J. Schulz, a professor of international communication, surprised colleagues, who thought he might be going too far by giving up his chairmanship for what they described as a simple mistake -- one that any of them could have made.

But Mr.

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