School of Journalism and mass communication

CU’s journalism school should be discontinued for reasons of “strategic realignment” according to the final report of the Program Discontinuance Committee.

Students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication are having mixed reactions to Dean Paul Voakes’ announcement to step down from his current position next summer.

Paul Voakes will be rejoining the faculty program at CU after his June 30, 2011 resignation.

Dean Paul Voakes of CU’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be stepping down from his position next summer.

Trepidation aside, it turns out that the number of applications submitted was about the same as past years.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication alumni are speaking up and speaking out about the proposed changes to the school.

As the Academic Review and Planning Advisory Committee sat overlooking a room full of concerned students, parents and faculty members, one thing was made clear by those who spoke: CU-Boulder’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication offers a strong program for students, but has room to grow.

Talk of possibly discontinuing the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has thrown many pre-journalism majors and prospective students in a panic.