Announcements
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Delve deep into impactful data at CPD's newest mini-course.
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Romi Jain and Mariana de Heredia are the latest recipients of this award.
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Madison Jones (MPD '18) is the recipient of this year's prestigious award.
Lisa Rau returns to USC to manage our editorial content and develop the Center's multimedia storytelling.
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Kerry Velez (MPD Class of 2019) joins the Center this fall.
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The latest index and report is a joint effort from Portland Communications and CPD. Is your country on the list?
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Participants from 11 countries and 14 organizations join us for the 12th annual training program.
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Portland, the strategic communications consultancy, has partnered with CPD to launch the 2017 Soft Power 30 index next month.