Charlie Siegel fell in love with the idea of being a Trojan during a guided tour. At first, he was not even considering attending USC, but after witnessing the vibrancy on campus he just knew he had found the right place for him.
“All around there were people walking and enjoying the weather, doing homework in the grass, and saying ‘fight on!’ to my tour guide,”...
Dany Rodríguez Martínez began studying robotics at 12 years old. Then in college, she orbited to space projects while earning a bachelor’s degree in communication from the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico. Through her pursuit of science, she was given the opportunity to unlock an interest in public relations.
Born and raised in Mexico City, Martínez is the first in her tight-knit...
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.
This Fall, the program expanded to include an executive-in-residence appointment, which offers more deep and meaningful engagement opportunities for students to...
Samah Sadig, an in-coming PhD student in communication , shares her passion for identity, expression and education — and how it all brought her to USC Annenberg.
Mariela Gomez, a master's student in the MS in journalism program , is the inaugural Paramount Latinx Diversity in Journalism Endowed Scholar.
Quincy Bowie, a freshman in the journalism undergrad program , shares his passions and what he's looking forward to most about the upcoming year.
“When the stadium lights are dimmed, when the cameras stop flashing, when the pads are off, the pressure sinks in and it’s just me. Just me in a world of expectation,” said USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams . “No one can carry that alone. Pressure doesn’t have to be carried alone.”
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Public relations and advertising master’s student Emily Chae is Korean American and her breakout room partner, communication management master’s student Jenisty Colon, is Latinx. Although they are in different academic programs, they met...
