The Annenberg School for Communication stands at the forefront of education, research, and policy studies on the processes, nature, and consequences of existing and emerging media.

One of the school's many goals is to produce and disseminate cutting-edge scholarly research designed to advance the discipline’s theoretical and empirical understanding of the role of communication in public and private life.

This school was founded as the "Annenberg School of Communications" by the Annenberg Fund, Inc. In 1990 the name of the school was changed to "Annenberg School for Communication."

The School houses communication theorists and researchers, including social scientists, historians and critics.

The School was founded to advance knowledge in the "arts and sciences contributing to the understanding and improvement of communications between men."

Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg wrote this about the founding of the Annenberg School for Communication: “Every human advancement or reversal can be understood through communication. The right to free communication carries with it responsibility to respect the dignity of others – and this must be recognized as irreversible. Educating students to effectively communicate this message and to be of service to all people is the enduring mission of this school.” 

Photo: Walter Annenberg speaking at the Annenberg School for Communication dedication in November, 1962.

This photo, taken sometime in the late 1970s, shows Walter Annenberg (far right) with University of Pennsylvania Provost Eliott Stellar and the President of the school, Martin Meyerson (second from left).

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