Through interdisciplinary research, innovative teaching, and public engagement, the Annenberg School for Communication examines the forces transforming media, technology, politics, culture, and public life.
Preparing students to shape the future of communication through intellectual rigor and real-world experience.
Research powering the next frontier of communication in health, culture, data and politics.
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20+ Interdisciplinary Research Centers and Labs
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24 Standing Faculty
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1958 School founded through the vision of Ambassador Walter Annenberg
A strategic vision to pursue knowledge with purpose, educate the next generation and create lasting change.
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We pursue knowledge with purpose, grounded in the belief that scholarship should serve society and elevate the human experience.
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Faculty news
New Director for Annenberg Public Policy Center
As director of APPC, Professor Dolores Albarracín will lead a new communication policy research initiative examining how policy communication influences behavior.
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Penn Today talked to Annenberg’s Kim Woolf about communication theories of children’s relationships to media and how the children’s media ecosystem has evolved—topics she covers in the Children and the Media class.
(Image: Courtesy of Pixar. © 2026 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved)
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Produced by the Center’s Pennsylvania Broadband Research (PBR) Institute, the report examines how to expand broadband access to underserved communities throughout the state.
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A class taught by postdoctoral fellow Lucy March explores popular music in the 21st century, from critical examinations of platforms like Spotify to the emergence of AI-generated music.
Meet our community
Behind every research project and classroom is a person with a story. Meet the Annenberg community.
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I have the freedom to study what I think matters, with great resources and a community that’s both rigorous and incredibly supportive. I honestly didn’t know academia could feel this positive and stimulating until I got here.
Yphtach Lelkes, Ph.D. and faculty -
We don't want 20% of the nation left out in the event of a major emergency.
In this video, Doctoral Candidate Matthew L. Conaty explores the vital and imperiled Emergency Alert System.
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The Annenberg community is so open and so generous. It’s important to me to do rigorous research that has real impact on people’s health.
Brittany Zulkiewicz, Ph.D. and alumni