For Samantha Balcaceres, hospitality is the lens through which she approaches public relations. That concept of generosity and welcoming runs deep for her; she credits it to her upbringing as part of a large family with roots in Nicaragua.
“They’ve always been the model of hospitality and hard work,” she said. “There’s a warmth in our culture, and it’s just always in my nature to be...
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...
As Mental Health Awareness Month kicks off, news and stories about mental health may seem to saturate media outlets. Yet a new report reveals that in top movies, mental health is rarely in the spotlight.
The study, entitled “Mental Health Conditions Across 200 Popular Films” is the second report on...
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...
Having grown up in South Central Los Angeles, Dr. Mary Hill-Wagner considers herself straight “outta” Compton. Viewed as one of L.A.’s roughest neighborhoods, Hill-Wagner was inspired by how USC alumnus John Singleton captured South Central in his 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood . But she always wondered: “Where were the women who grew up there? Where’s our book? Where’s our movie?”
Girlz...
“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...
