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Shawnika Hull (Ph.D. '10) Delivers 2024 Communication Major Graduation Speech

Rutgers Associate Professor Shawnika Hull spoke about finding your purpose and following it into the future.

A Comm Major’s Journey from Pop Culture to Free Speech to Networked Technology and Beyond 

Anika Gururaj (C’24) followed her intellectual curiosity throughout her time at Penn, and will soon be off to Harvard Law School.

• Technology & Society

A New Class Has Students Use AI To Do Their Homework

Lecturer Matt O’Donnell’s course “Talking with AI: Computational and Communication Approaches” encourages undergraduates to play with AI.

• Technology & Society

Thirteen Communication Majors Present Senior Honors Theses

Their subjects span topics covering legislative speechcraft to the effects of killer shark movies on environmental attitudes.

Communication Major Crystal Marshall (C’24) Wins Thouron Award

The award will allow Marshall to study Film Programming and Curating at the University of London, Birbeck.

• Culture & Media

Shawnika Hull (Ph.D. '10) to Speak at Annenberg’s 2024 Communication Major Graduation Celebration

An expert in health communication and advocate for communities impacted by HIV, Hull will deliver the alumni address to our graduates.

Two Communication Majors Present Their Work at Prominent Academic Conferences

Yamila Frej and Sarika Rau were invited to present their research papers at two of the largest conferences in the field of Communication.

Lauren Hitt (C'13) Delivers 2023 Communication Major Graduation Speech

The Communications Director for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about the importance of following your gut in making career choices.

2023 Undergraduate Communication Major Award Winners

On Sunday, May 14, the Annenberg School for Communication held its annual undergraduate graduation ceremony, honoring the Communication majors graduating...

To Spread Important Messages About Teen Mental Health, Make Community Connections

After creating memes and TikToks with Philly high schoolers, Jeffrey Fishman’s senior honors thesis explores how those messages can effectively reach their audience.

• Health Communication