Phyllis Garland, Journalism Prof, Dies at 71

Phyllis Garland, the first female and first African-American faculty member to receive tenure at the Columbia School of Journalism, died of cancer on Nov. 7. She was 71.

For a laugh -- or tears -- note the spelling of "Winston Marcellus" in the Spectator.

Sounds like a great professor. Check out Vibe and the Post-Gazette, which said:

She loved jazz, ballet and soul music and believed deeply in the power of the arts. She taught her students to cover them as thoroughly as they would city hall.

In the classroom, she was known for her tough, but laid-back style.

Her students called her Phyl. She lived in an Eighth Avenue apartment in Greenwich Village and, every year she invited her class to a listening party, sharing music from her huge jazz collection.