Jennifer Grover ( Master's in Public Diplomacy '12) was selected as the recipient of the 2011 CPD Prize for Best Student Paper in Public Diplomacy for her paper "...

Doctoral student Martin Hilbert 's research was featured in Czech Republic newspaper Pravo . Martin, the USC Provost’s Fellow at USC Annenberg, calculated that humanity is now able to store at least 295 exabytes of information. Hilbert...

As part of a collaboration between USC Annenberg and KCET-TV, s econd-year graduate student Christine Detz wrote an article titled " How Secure is the Port of Los Angeles ?" Her blog post analyzes the extent to which security has been increased at the Port of Los Angeles since the...

Hundreds of Trojan alumni from all over the world came together to celebrate the 40th anniversary of USC Annenberg’s International Communication Studies program and pay tribute to its founder, Dr. William Robert Faith.

On Sept. 8, with the 10th anniversary of 9/11 a few days away, USC Annenberg's Center on Public Diplomacy hosted a panel discussion about the effects of U.S. diplomacy since the fall of the twin towers.

Led by journalism professor and director of the Center on Public Diplomacy, Philip Seib , the...

Students in journalism professor Gabriel Kahn 's Journalism 599 class wrote numerous blog posts for Marketplace that provided reactions to President Barack Obama's jobs speech.

The class, "Follow the Money: The Art and Craft of Business and...

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Full Name: Courtney Renee Manning

What is your hometown? Pomona, Calif. (Where the Los Angeles County Fair is!)

What is your favorite thing about your hometown? It’s small and I know all the spots to shop.

Major? Public Relations

Minor? Spanish & Marketing

What is your expected graduation date? May 2013

Why did you choose to attend...