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Fifteen Annenberg Faculty and Students Present at IAMCR 2016

Professor Barbie Zelizer gave the plenary speech, "Journalism’s Deep Memory: Cold War Mindedness and Coverage of Islamic State​."

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New Study Shows Reading Harry Potter Lowers Americans’ Opinions of Donald Trump

Even when controlling for party identification, gender, education level, age, and other factors, the effect remained.

Undergraduate News

Amy Jordan Named Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies at Annenberg

Jordan succeeds Carolyn Marvin, the Francis Yates Professor of Communication, who served in the role for three years.

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Highlights and Awards from the 66th International Communication Association Annual Conference

Amy Jordan gave her farewell address as ICA President and numerous faculty and students won awards.

Faculty News

Emile Bruneau Meets With Dalai Lama Through United States Institute for Peace Delegation

Bruneau traveled to India to accompany a United States Institute of Peace delegation of 28 youth activists.

Graduate Student News

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.

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Annenberg Presentations at ICA 2016

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