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Annenberg Graduate Students Host Roxborough High School Students for a Day of Communication Studies

Their recent visit included classroom learning about Communication studies and an advanced video editing lesson.

Research

Project for Advanced Research in Global Communication Releases PARGC Paper 4 by Arjun Appadurai

"The Academic Digital Divide and Uneven Global Development" warns against the dangers of “knowledge-based imperialism and scholarly apartheid.”

Annenberg Student and Alumna Collaborate To Crowdsource Book Translation

Weiyu Zhang (Ph.D '08) and doctoral student Kecheng Fang collaborated on the Chinese translation of The Internet and New Social Formation in China: Fandom Publics in the Making.

Elena Maris Receives 2016-17 Graduate Student Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

The Center for Teaching and Learning at Penn awards this highly-selective fellowship to help graduate students develop as teachers.

Presentations

Annenberg Presentations at ICA 2016

More than 50 faculty and students will present research at the ICA's 66th annual conference in Fukuoka, Japan.

Graduate Student News

Stonecipher Wins 2016 Graduate Teaching Prize

The highly competitive award recognizes the profound impact of graduate students on undergraduate education at Penn.

Research

New Book by Marwan Kraidy: The Naked Blogger of Cairo

Kraidy's 10th book explores the creative insurgency behind the Arab Spring: its self-immolations, graffiti, puppetry, videos, slogans, and satire.

Research

New Book by Guobin Yang Explores the Red Guard Generation in China

Yang explores what happened to the "sent-down" generation and how their experiences shaped China for decades to come.

Alumni

Brain Pickings Founder Maria Popova (C'07) Gives Annenberg Graduation Speech

Her speech encouraged students to avoid toxic comparisons to other people and artificial metrics, instead focusing on their own path and happiness.

Jingwen Zhang Receives Honor from Chinese Government

The $6,000 award, founded in 2003 by the Chinese government, rewards academic excellence in Chinese students studying overseas.