To the Editor:In regards to the Jan. 16 article "Carter to speak," I have a graduate degree from Brandeis and my son Nick graduated in the undergraduate Class of 1997. Many members of our family are Brandeis grads. As such, I was appalled by the initial decision to invite President Carter only if he was paired with Alan Dershowitz. The presence of a former president enhances the reputation of any university and suggesting that he be paired with anyone else insults the president and the presidency. In this case, Brandeis behaved not like the great university it is, but like a Jewish organization, which it isn't. There is no "correct" Brandeis position on Israel or on anything else. As anyone who tries to "sell" Brandeis to prospective students knows its unfair image as some kind of Jewish summer camp limits its appeal to some of the best potential students. The negative publicity produced by the attempt to restrict Carter's appearance because of his statements on Israel replaced the summer camp image with that of, say, the Zionist Organization of America-not exactly a cool image. I'd appreciate it if the administration would stop taking actions that degrade the value of my son's diploma. Act like the great university you are. Thank you, Gordie Fellman, for saving the situation.

-MJ Rosenberg, MA '72
Chevy Chase, Md.
The writer is the Director of Policy Israel Policy Forum in Washington, D.C.