July 18, 2003

The Journalism Program at Boston University

To the Editor:

Your article on the firing of Brent Baker, dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, leaves readers with the impression of an ongoing struggle between a university administration anxious to instill an appreciation for the liberal arts in its journalism students and a journalism faculty wedded to narrow technical courses ("Dean and Department Head Ousted at Boston University," June 13). One faculty member suggested that few of our students "actually