The Annenberg Youth Academy for Media and Civic Engagement (AYA) is a four-week summer intensive academy for 26 talented high school students from the communities surrounding the USC University Park and Health Science Campuses. Students are exposed to the equivalent of first-year college-...
Jack McShane Brockman grew up in Richmond, Ky., where he immersed himself in nearly every type of sport from basketball to football to golf. As an undergraduate at Florida State University (FSU), he chose to translate his love of sports into writing weekly articles for The FSView & Florida Flambeau.
“I got really close and personal with the teams,” he said. “...
As a leader at her school’s newspaper and Latinos Unidos, she looks to take her skills to the next level with a major in journalism .
Standing behind his turntable at his favorite hot spot, event promoter and DJ Stephen Yang was surprised to be thinking about research. While focused on bringing people together to enjoy music and “the vibes,” he was equally interested in untangling the nuances and behaviors that bonded his community.
“One of the first research projects I worked on concerned how...
Raka Bhattacharyya’s passion for communication ignited when she first realized she could not talk about her intersectional identity with her peers. A qu eer, second-generation daughter of Indian immigrants who was raised between the Bay Area and India, Bhattacharyya felt conditioned to be silent about her authentic self.
“I remember an event at school where you...
Mental health is on the minds of medical professionals, policymakers, parents, and advocates these days. Yet a new study reveals that one area where little has changed for mental health is popular movies.
The new report from Associate Professor of Communication Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg...
Long before Research Professor Jefferey Cole became the director of the Center for the Digital Future , he studied history at UCLA. Today, he is forging his own legacy as an expert in technology and emerging media. He serves as an adviser to governments and leading companies...
USC Annenberg has received a $10-million grant from the Annenberg Foundation to launch a capital campaign that will transform the signature spaces in its historic Annenberg School of Communication (ASC) building into dynamic hubs that propel students’ success, further groundbreaking research, and...
