Reo Sorensen has been a communicator for as long as he can remember.
At just age 9, he began giving speeches at charity events benefiting people with disabilities. Born with cerebral palsy, he uses a wheelchair, and has made it his purpose to speak out on behalf of his peers in the disability community.
“My primary focus has been always on disability and representation,” said...
Lauren Alexandra Sowa’s experience as a child actor might be atypical.
“I essentially had a full career before I started high school, and I have to say, I feel very fortunate,” she said. “I loved it, and I had nothing but positive experiences with the adults I worked with.”
Starting at only 3 years old, Sowa appeared in more than 50 commercials, including national campaigns for...
Communication management master’s student and 2022 graduate Kevin Maxwell connects his passion for screenwriting with graduate studies focusing on marketing communication as well media and entertainment management.
Journalism major and 2022 graduate Luke Scorziell shares his journey from growing up in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., to flourishing as a multimedia journalist at USC Annenberg, including as a producer of...
“If I am being sincere with you,” Kabir Sunmon told journalism major Nisha Venkat, “I am living in fear.” While an intern on BuzzFeed News’ immigration desk during their senior year, Venkat connected with Nigerian-born Sunmon and his wife Hester LaZard to shed light on their struggles. They were among hundreds of thousands of others waiting in limbo to obtain marriage-based green cards as the...
Journalist and USC Annenberg alumna Rachel Scott will deliver the keynote address at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s 2022 commencement ceremony on May 13.
One of the youngest correspondents in the history of broadcast network news — and one of the very few Black American...
Master’s student Brijea Daniel is on a mission to make a major impact in the media: humanizing marginalized communities by representing them authentically in corporate brands.
Her path to this specialized career opened when Daniel received the Diversity in Public Relations and Advertising Scholarship, without which, she said, it would not have been possible for her to attend USC...
