Two months into this very different semester, I am constantly impressed by our colleagues at @USCAnnenberg. They teach & support our students while also finding time to continue their professional work. Just a few highlights from the last few days. Thread 1/ #ascj #usc

Colleague @cgjoseph ‘s forthcoming book, research and telling the story of William Dorsey Swann (who had been born into slavery and would become the world’s first self-described “drag queen”) nicely showcased by the @BBC_Global_News 2/ https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08ts62f/how-a-former-slave-became-the-world-s-first-drag-queen #ascj #usc

Colleagues @ericpape & @GaryCohn11 were awarded a McGraw Fellowship for Business Journalism grant by @newmarkjschool to investigate the growing influence of the anti-vaccine movement & its impact in the age of COVID-19. http://bit.ly/3nHYWRv  3/ #ascj #usc

Colleague @afuahirsch & her collaboration with @SamuelLJackson to present, Enslaved, the most comprehensive non-scripted series ever made on the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Now available on this side of the Atlantic on @EPIXHD https://www.epix.com/series/enslaved  4/ #ascj #usc

So much more happening and excited about what our colleagues will do next. In just a few days for example - the release of the 2021 Relevance Report by @fredcook and @Center4PR 5/ #ascj #usc