Alumni

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Welcome Alumni

With more than 22,000+ USC Annenberg alumni shaping our fields and leading our industries, we are a network that is unrivaled in media and communications.

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Connect with generations of talented and diverse USC Annenberg alumni and students through avenues such as volunteering, networking and mentoring.

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Alumni News

Seeing ME in the MEdia Executive-in-Residence Melissa Finney shares her career journey

Since 2019, USC Annenberg’s Seeing ME in the MEdia program has combined mentorship and engagement with alumni and industry leaders to support and empower our first-generation and BIPOC students along their academic journeys.

New skills-building program prepares professionals to collaborate with, manage and lead diverse teams

Emily Chae is among the first master’s students in the Managing Complexity in Diverse Organizations (MCDO) program, a new online professional skills-building program at USC Annenberg.

Waylon Cunningham selected as the inaugural Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism

Texas-based journalist and USC Annenberg alumnus Waylon Cunningham has been selected as the inaugural Sir Harry Evans Global Fellow in Investigative Journalism. 

With a heart for local news, Cater Lee shares how finding your specialization can make a difference in the community and beyond

USC Annenberg’s specialized journalism program, however, completely reshaped how Cater Lee saw journalism.  

Christine Alabastro designs her future

Since joining TikTok in 2019, Alabastro continues to find rewards in working with spokespeople to find and sharpen their authentic voice.

Rachel Scott charges USC Annenberg grads to look beyond obstacles and find opportunity

With a career trajectory at ABC News from production associate to White House correspondent within only four years, many would assume that Rachel Scott’s rise to the top ranks of journalism is an unalloyed success story.