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Episode 5 of this podcast series hosted by 2016-18 CPD Student Fellow Madison Jones features an interview with Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Dr. Shawn Powers.
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As part of its commitment to building the academic field of public diplomacy, CPD will award $2,500 to an emerging scholar engaged in cutting-edge research on public diplomacy.
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A new paper by CPD Research Fellow Deborah L. Trent on the participatory benefit of public-private partnerships.
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Two USC Annenberg students are selected for special internships at the Mayor's Office in Los Angeles and the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy in D.C.
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Episode 4 of this podcast series hosted by 2016-18 CPD Student Fellow Madison Jones features an interview with Penny Abeywardena.
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From hosting Tony Award®-winning playwright David Henry Hwang and the first-ever Los Angeles Summit on City Diplomacy to producing virtual reality stories and podcasts, this semester has been a particularly innovative time for CPD.
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Episode 3 of this podcast series hosted by CPD Student Fellow Madison Jones features an interview with Dr. Erroll Southers.