A communication major from the Bay Area, Joy Ofodu refused to limit herself when she came to college. She took advantage of all the resources and opportunities available to students — from getting involved in on-campus research centers and event programming to off-campus internships and a Bay Area Maymester program. Ofodu graduates on May 11 with a job secured at Instagram and the knowledge that she gained the experience necessary to tell the kind of stories that she wants to share with the world.

5:30 am: Read for class 6:30 am: Calls with New York office 7 am: Coordinate with Marcos to make sure kids are awake, dressed and eating breakfast 7:30 am: Marcos takes kids to school, more calls to New York 8 am: Leave for work

No matter how challenging Leighdia Sandoval de Padilla’s morning might be, she knows someone in history had it worse. And, now, she’s created an app for that.

Oprah Winfrey, a global media leader, philanthropist, producer and actress, will deliver the keynote address at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism’s 2018 commencement ceremony on May 11.

As part of the University of Southern California's 134th commencement ceremonies, USC Annenberg celebrated the conferral of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to 901 students on May 12.

USC Annenberg announced two influential leaders in the world of journalism and entertainment will deliver keynote addresses at the 2017 commencement ceremonies on May 12.

Kim Moses, Principal and Executive Producer with Sander/Moses Productions, delivered the 2016 USC Annenberg Communications Graduation Ceremony speech on May 13, 2016.

Please view the photo albums of the Communications Commencement Ceremony below.

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Judy A. Smith is President of Smith & Company, a strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. She has handled some of the most historic and well-known public-relations crises of our time, from the Iran Contra investigation and the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the hacking of Sony Corporation’s email.

As part of the University of Southern California's 133rd commencement ceremonies, USC Annenberg celebrated the conferral of bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees to 951 students on May 13.

Twin throngs of graduates gathered under high, white tents during concurrent ceremonies, as the School of Communication and the School of Journalism delivered congratulatory, inspirational...