Op-ed by Michael Wagner, an associate professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UW-Madison: From 1979-2016, James L. Baughman was an eminent historian of mass media, a world-class teacher, and a generous colleague at UW-Madison. Since Jim died of lung cancer on March 26, I’ve seen well over 400 tweets, Facebook messages and personal emails claiming “Prof. Baugh” was the best professor anyone has ever had … Baughman understood the primary purpose of the university is not job training; it is to help students learn how to practice good citizenship in our republican democracy.
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