Dean and Department Head Ousted at Boston University

The dean of Boston University's College of Communication and the chairman of its film-and-television department have been forced to resign from their administrative posts after clashing with university officials and professors over the college's mission.

The university announced last month that Brent Baker, who has been dean of the college for 11 years, would retire on July 31 and return to teaching after a yearlong sabbatical. But Mr. Baker told The Chronicle that the university's

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