Gil Hoffman
Jerusalem Post, June 2, 2024
“Steven Thrasher, whose title at Medill is “chair of social justice in reporting,” shockingly told students at the encampment that “our work is not about objectivity.”
When I graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism a quarter century ago, the dean and professors made me feel proud to be a Northwestern Wildcat.
Dean Ken Bode hosted a monthly breakfast for students with bacon, eggs, and ham. I turned down the swine and brought grapefruit.
The graduation was on a Saturday, so Bode offered me a special graduation on Friday at his office and let me invite unlimited family, friends, and professors, while other students were limited to three guests.
At the ceremony, he presented me with a large box, with a smaller box inside and then another one. Inside the smallest box was – you guessed it – a grapefruit.
But the real prize was the diploma from America’s top journalism school. I will forever be grateful for the education I received, which launched my career.
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