Adjunct Faculty Directory
About
Dodie Hofstetter spent nearly 35 years at the Chicago Tribune in a variety of editing roles, including nearly 20 years as a member of the Editorial Board and Voice of the People editor. She is an Executive Writer & Editor for Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a global executive outplacement and career-transitioning firm based in Chicago.
Dodie has been a journalism and communications adjunct professor for more than 30 years, currently at Loyola University Chicago and formerly at Northwestern University (graduate program in the Medill School of Journalism) and Columbia College Chicago. Courses she has taught include Fake News, Feature and Opinion Writing, Trump & the Media, Business & Professional Speaking, Public Speaking, Reporting Basics, News Editing, Grammar for Journalists, Reporting and Writing – beginning and advanced, Copy Editing and Opinion Writing.
She is the recipient of the following awards: Outstanding Professional Performance, Chicago Tribune, 2015; L. Sanford Blustin Public Service Award, North Suburban Bar Association, 2006; Outstanding Professional Performance, Chicago Tribune, 1999.
She received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. She volunteers for HighSight, a high school mentoring program in Chicago.
Degrees
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Professional & Community Affiliations
Volunteer for HighSight, a high school mentoring program in Chicago
Courses Taught
Fake News
Feature and Opinion Writing
Public Speaking Reporting Basics
News Editing
(At other universities: Grammar for Journalists, Reporting and Writing -- beginning and advanced, Copy Editing, Opinion Writing)
Awards
Outstanding Professional Performance, Chicago Tribune, 2015
L. Sanford Blustin Public Service Award, North Suburban Bar Association, 2006
Outstanding Professional Performance, Chicago Tribune, 1999
