At the root of all communication is a belief that we have something in common, that the ideas and stories of one person, community, or organization can be connected to the ideas and stories of others. To study communication is to study what we share and how we share it. At USC Annenberg, we believe communication is essential for enabling more just and equitable worlds of culture, media, politics, technology and data.

As innovations in information and communication technologies continue to change the way we live, work, play and learn, USC Annenberg remains at the forefront of efforts to explore these social, cultural, rhetorical and organizational processes. Our faculty inventively fuse their scholarship, public-facing practice, and expertise in communication studies with disciplines such as political science, psychology, sociology, computer science, information sciences, media studies, and cultural studies. 

This intellectual diversity serves as the foundation for how we seek to transform the future in meaningful ways. It’s also how we prepare our students to understand and manage — and directly shape — the communication revolution.