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Centola Teaching Online Course on Dynamics of Social Behavior

Available on Coursera, the course features cutting-edge research.

• Technology & Society

As She Departs Penn, Amy Jordan’s Last Lecture Shares Life Wisdom

She shared advice with undergraduates that she wish she knew when she was 19.

Communication Major Alumna Christine Nieves Rodríguez (C’10) Organizes Community Aid Effort in Puerto Rico

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Nieves Rodríguez is helping her native Puerto Rico rebuild.

Chelsea Manning Speaks at Penn on Technology, Government, and Activism

A former intelligence analyst, Manning is an advocate for government transparency and transgender rights.

• Technology & Society

Communication Major Alumna Q&A: Margot Amelia (C'80), Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer, National Aquarium

Amelia discusses being part of the first graduating class of Communication majors and her career in marketing.

Communication Major Alumnus Q&A: Kevin Esteves (C'12), Senior Director of Digital Content Strategy, NBA

Esteves discusses his experience writing for the DP and what it's like to manage social media professionally.

Akanbi Wins Yale Law Journal Essay Competition

Akanbi’s winning essay explores the shifting conceptualization of labor in the digital age.

• Technology & Society

Is Social Media Surveillance the Virtual Stop-and-Frisk?

A new study by Desmond Patton develops a theory of everyday racism in digital policing.

• Culture & Media
• Technology & Society

Stonecipher Wins 2017 Lesbian Caucus Award

Stonecipher studies the relationship between media depictions of lesbians and real-life presentations of self by lesbians.

• Culture & Media

Communication Major Alumna Q&A: Adriana Massara (C'10), Training and Outreach Manager, How I Decide

Massara discusses her experience working in public schools and for education nonprofits.