Annenberg School for Communication
The Annenberg School for Communication is a close-knit, vibrant intellectual community dedicated to understanding how communication shapes our lives, informs our decisions, and influences the structures of our societies. As one of the world’s leading schools of communication, we pursue knowledge with purpose, driven by a commitment to building a more just, informed, and connected world.
Our faculty, students, and staff work collaboratively across disciplines to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time, from public health and political polarization to media innovation, cultural change, and the evolving information environment. Grounded in rigorous scholarship and a belief that research should serve society, we seek to advance understanding, foster mutual understanding across differences, and contribute meaningfully to the public good.
Through deep collaboration with partners at Penn and around the world, we share our work widely and connect research to practice, preparing the next generation of thinkers, researchers, communicators, and engaged citizens to create lasting, positive change.
Eliza Walmsley
Director of Development
Did You Know?
Annenberg has launched a new Master of Communication and Media Industries (MCMI) program, designed for professionals seeking to lead and innovate in today’s rapidly evolving media and communication landscape.
Highlighted Priorities
- Invest in state-of-the-art facilities that embody the Annenberg experience and bring together members of our community to collaborate, create, exchange ideas, and address the most pressing communication challenges of our time.
- Increase access and expand programming that supports scholarships, research, and teaching in our newly launched Master of Communication and Media Industries (MCMI) program.
- Support the educational and research missions of our faculty and centers in the areas of health communication, media policy, journalism, and health, political and global communication.
“Our community is profoundly interdisciplinary and collaborative, with award-winning faculty, researchers, and students working alongside other scholars at Penn to reimagine and revolutionize approaches to issues such as health care, data privacy, cultural and demographic change, politics, new technologies, media literacy and policy, journalistic trust, and the re-structuring of media industries amid ever-changing conditions.”
- Sarah Banet-Weiser
Dean and Lauren Berlant Professor of Communication
