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Penn dean to head USC school of communication
Tuesday June 17, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) A University of Pennsylvania deputy dean has
been tapped to head the University of Southern California's
Annenberg School for Communication, USC officials announced
Tuesday.
Larry Gross, who taught at Penn for 35 years and became deputy
dean of that university's school of communication, will join USC on
July 1.
He takes the reins from Patricia Riley, who will remain on the
faculty after completing her five-year term as director.
``Larry is a highly respected scholar as well as a talented and
experienced academic leader and administrator,'' said Geoffrey
Cowan, dean of USC's Annenberg School for Communication, which
houses the university's schools of communication and journalism.
Gross holds degrees from Brandeis and Columbia universities. He
is a specialist in visual communication and media portrayals of
minorities and helped found the field of gay and lesbian studies.
He was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1998 and co-directed the
20-year, $1.5 million Cultural Indicators Project, which looked at
the influence of television content on viewer attitudes and
behavior.
In 2001, Gross received the International Communication
Association's Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award.
``It was difficult to imagine leaving Penn after 35 years,''
Gross said. ``But the opportunity to join the dynamic and
forward-thinking program at USC was irresistible.''
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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