I think we've got a strong, diverse faculty with lots of professional experience in newspapers, magazines and the Web. Because we are strictly a journalism department -- no communication, PR, advertising, or even broadcast journalism (that's a problem) -- we all speak the same language and generally have similar goals. Our students are innovative and diverse in many ways -- age, ethnicity, life experience. We've got war veterans, people coming back for a second B.A. or a second career, immigrants, foreign students, as well as traditional college students in their late teens and early 20s. We're trying to keep up with the times and make changes in our curriculum. We have a supportive dean and we're starting to get some of the equipment we need.
