When the nationwide shutdowns put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in sport cancellations throughout the country, Madison McDaniel learned she wouldn’t be playing her final year of lacrosse for James Madison University (JMU) in Virginia. “Because of this, I was able to obtain an extra year of eligibility,” she said. “I definitely saw this as an opportunity to open my options...
Since she was 11, Rafiat Animashaun spent every other summer with her family visiting relatives in London and Nigeria. “Those experiences, hearing stories from my grandfather and mom, and understanding the history of my culture and what it means to be Yoruba and Nigerian, led me to realize, ‘Wait, there’s more to the world than the U.S. and being American,’” she said. “It helped me be more...
USC Annenberg Dean Willow Bay has appointed Hector Amaya , one of the country’s top scholars of transnational media, as director of the USC Annenberg School of Communication, effective July 1.
Amaya’s prolific and influential research examines the conceptual...
Simi Situ tried her hand at a lot of things growing up in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She participated in Girl Scouts from the age of 6, performed musical theater and was the first-chair violist in the Downingtown STEM Academy High School orchestra. The international baccalaureate public high school is located about an hour west of Philadelphia, and Situ was one of three Black students in...
Working on Dunwoody High School’s yearbook staff is what first sparked Justin Heo’s interest in journalism. Later, Heo, who lives outside of Atlanta with his parents and younger sister, began an internship during his junior year at VOX Atlanta , an online space for teen publishing and self-expression. “I got to work as if I were a professional journalist and...
In the fields of journalism, media and politics, Geoffrey Cowan is well-known for a number of accomplishments: author, USC University Professor, architect of the Democratic presidential primary system, USC Annenberg dean emeritus, onetime director of Voice of America. A new book highlights a perhaps less-...
USC Annenberg launched a podcast series on May 21 exploring the most transformative trends of the public relations industry. Hosted by Fred Cook, the director of the Center for Public Relations and chairman of Golin, the #PRFuture podcast features insightful discussions with high-profile guests about their current work...
Continuing the tradition of honoring graduating students from disciplines across the university, USC’s annual Student Recognition Awards ceremony was held via Zoom on May 14. Outstanding members of USC Annenberg’s Class of 2020 were recognized with these top honors, showcasing their stellar academic achievements as...