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Name: Laura Kangasluoma
Program: Master of Specialized Journalism
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
There’s a foundation in Finland called the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation. Its mission is to secure the future of quality journalism and to support freedom of...
Name: Jaime Kwong
Major: International Relations (undergrad); Public Diplomacy (master's)
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Pasadena, CA
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I learned about the Public Diplomacy program while looking for a way to supplement my theory-heavy BA in International Relations with a degree focused more...
Name: Tommy Brooksbank
Major: Broadcast Journalism, Political Science (double major)
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Favorite thing about your hometown: Snowboarding!
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
As soon as I saw my acceptance letter from USC, I knew where I was going to college. It wasn’t just the...
Full Name: Rachel Parsons What is your hometown? Fort Worth, Texas What is your major? Journalism What is your expected graduation date? December 2019 Why did you choose to attend Annenberg? I chose Annenberg for future professional contacts and the network of alumni. I knew the Trojan network would be valuable, and the Annenberg name and training would carry weight with newsrooms...
Name: Leah Shamouni
Major: Communication
Minor: Marketing
Expected graduation: December 2017
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I truly believe that communication skills are crucial to have no matter what career path you’re pursuing so when considering different programs, Annenberg was a no...
During half-time at the Nov. 29 sold-out Lakers vs. Warriors game, two USC Annenberg students, James Thomas McDaniels ’18 and Jackson Safon ’18, received the 2017 Chick Hearn Memorial Scholarship in a center court ceremony. They were joined by members of the Hearn family and USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay .
The endowed...
Name: Jil Rinne
Program: Master of Communication Management
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Boston, MA
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I was debating whether to stay at my job in Boston and attend graduate school there part-time, or take a big leap and quit my job, move to California, and go to USC. I had never even been to...
Name: Keren Marroquin
Major: Communication
Minor: Spanish
Expected graduation: May 2018
Hometown: Upland, California
Why did you choose to attend Annenberg?
I wanted to study a major that allowed me to dream of different career paths. As a freshman in college, it's always daunting to get asked "What's your major" because the...