USC Annenberg Center

We're sharing the following classes on behalf of our friends at the USC Center for the Political Future - if you'll be an undergrad at USC this fall, check them out! POSC 410 - CPF Fellows Program This Fall 2021, CPF is bringing in former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Miles Taylor, CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Nichol Whiteman, and former LA County Supervisor and the first Chicana State Assemblywoman Gloria Molina to teach a 2 unit credit/no credi...t course once a week for ten weeks. This is a rare opportunity to learn from professionals with experience at the highest levels of politics and community engagement. Students interested in taking one or multiple courses must apply. If accepted, students will get d-cleared and can then register for POSC 410. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Classes begin the week of August 29. The application will close on Friday, September 10. To learn about each Fellows courses, please visit - https://dornsife-center-for-political-future.usc.edu//meet To apply, please use this google form - https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSdag9m1o-m3mEIegO/viewform POSC 395 - Internships in Politics and Public Service Our POSC 395 Internship Program places students into internships for course credit to explore the various careers in politics including offices of elected officials, city government agencies, public affairs firms, nonprofit organizations, and much more. Students interested in the opportunity will meet with the Student Programs Manager to find an opportunity that suits their interests. Once placed into an internship, students will get d-cleared and can then register for POSC 395 for a variety of units, depending on their time commitment. The deadline to apply for fall is Friday, September 3. To learn more about POSC 395, please visit - https://dornsife-center-for-political-future.usc.edu//int/ To get started, fill out the interest form- https://forms.gle/tnNNBo587nWQk8Uv6

CCLP is thrilled to announce that Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton, CA and current special advisor to @GavinNewsom on economic mobility and opportunity, has joined the Center as our newest Senior Fellow! We look forward to working with Tubbs on issues including political communication and strategies to combat disinformation. https://communicationleadership.usc.edu//michael-tubbs-jo/

Loved the Our Towns documentary? Interested in innovation at the state-and-local levels? Check out Our Towns Civic Foundation, a new initiative from Senior Fellows James and Deb Fallows dedicated to American renewal. https://ourtownsfoundation.org

Interested in working in the capital? Check out Careers in D.C. Exploration Week! https://annenberg.usc.edu//car/careers-dc-exploration-week

Join CCLP Senior Fellow Sylvester Monroe, award winning journalist and former Washington Post Assistant Foreign Editor, on March 25th as he leads a panel of experts engaged in the struggle to redress racial injustice in the criminal system. RSVP: https://www.classacthr73.org/Racism-in-the-Criminal-System-

Please join the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy (CCLP) and the USC Center for the Political Future (CPF) on Tuesday, October 20, 2:00pm-3:00pm for a conversation exploring how the media can accurately and fairly cover the results on Election Night and beyond. Our panelists will discuss the role of the press in setting realistic expectations for the American public, preventing the spread of misinformation, and maintaining trust in our democratic inst...itutions. CCLP Director Geoffrey Cowan will facilitate a conversation with the following panelists: Sara Fischer, Axios Media Trends Editor Adam Clayton Powell III, Executive Director of the Election Security and Information Project Bob Shrum, CPF Director Jessica Yellin, former Chief White House Correspondent for CNN RSVP: https://annenberg.usc.edu//how-should-media-cover-election

Join us and the USC Center for the Political Future on October 20 for a discussion of the unprecedented media landscape surrounding this year's election!

Join us on Friday, Sept 18 for the Forum on new Pew Global Attitudes Report.

Check out the latest updates from our Google-funded USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative. Thanks for the feature, Annenberg! https://annenberg.usc.edu//election-nears-usc-led-cybersec

Join USC Annenberg online on Tuesday September 8th, 2:30 PM PDT / 5:30 PM EDT for Health Care Disparities of COVID-19 in the United States, Highlighting Challenges, Opportunities, and Intersectionality. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/health-disparities-of-covid-19

Please join our friends at Dornsife for this great event with Frank Luntz.

See you all soon at tonight's RNC Watch Party!

https://annenberg.usc.edu/even//ballot2020-rnc-watch-party