Many important advances in American education have come about because of the presence of immigrant children, journalism professor William Celis argues in an op-ed published October 4.
USC Annenberg Journalism students heard a refreshing take on the state of television news from KABC anchors Marc Brown (B.A. Broadcast Journalism, 1983) and Michelle Tuzee (B.A. Broadcast Journalism, 1988) during a journalism forum October 3.
The USC Parents Association has recognized public relations professor Jennifer Floto (pictured) as one of three recipients of its annual Teaching and Mentoring Award , which honors faculty members who have inspired students to achieve both in...
Mexican filmmaker and educator Miguel Sabido is the winner of the second annual Everett M. Rogers Award for Achievement in Entertainment-Education . Presented by USC Annenberg's Norman Lear Center in memory of former associate dean and...
Associate dean Martin Kaplan warned a panel of Federal Communication Commission members about "the disappearance of local voices and local issues from local news" during a town hall meeting in Los Angeles on August 31. The meeting, organized by the National Latino Media Council, invited public testimony on new rules under consideration by the FCC on media ownership. USC Annenberg's...
Communication professor Josh Kun has been awarded the 2006 American Book Award for Audiotopia: Music, Race, and America (University of California Press). The book explores the constantly evolving, endlessly hybrid musical culture that exists in American cities and how it has affected the history of racial...
Larry Gross , director of the School of Communication, was elected a Fellow of the International Communication Association at the group's annual conference in Dresden, Germany. One of the highest honors in communication studies, fellows are selected for "distinguished scholarly contributions to the broad field of communication." Gross's...
Geoffrey Cowan , dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California, has been named the inaugural holder of the newly-established Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership . The endowed chair is made possible by a major gift to USC from the Annenberg Foundation ...