Before Shushan Minasian came to Los Angeles two years ago from her native Russia, her concept of the city was based on, well, Hollywood.

Traci Gillig will be earning her Ph.D. in communication from USC Annenberg at Friday’s commencement, but she won’t have long to celebrate. She’s already been hired as an assistant professor of communication at Washington State University.

Three USC Annenberg students were among the Trojans honored April 9 at the university’s 38th annual Academic Honors Convocation. Held at Town and Gown on the University Park Campus, the event recognizes the outstanding scholarship and achievements of USC students, faculty, alumni and other members of the Trojan Family

Alumni earn Pulitzer Prize honors

Guns, climate, hate, immigration, corruption among issues tackled

Media innovator and entrepreneur Maverick Carter will deliver the keynote address at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s 2019 commencement ceremony on May 10.

Emmanuel Martinez and Aaron Glantz of the Center for Investigative Reporting’s Reveal have won the 2019 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for their multi-part series “Kept Out,” which uncovered widespread discrimination in home lending throughout the United States

Award-winning author, journalist and social critic Afua Hirsch has been appointed the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism and Communication. One of Britain’s most vibrant voices on international affairs, the politics of identity and issues related to social justice, Hirsch will share her multi-platform media expertise with USC Annenberg students in both Los Angeles and London.