At CIC, students don’t just prepare for careers — they prepare to lead. They develop the skills and expertise to succeed in ad agencies, libraries, newsrooms, boardrooms, think tanks, startups and the C-suite. Whether in media and information, sports and analytics, or digital content design, our students transform their passions into impact.
CIC News
We create news — research it, write it, film it, share it. But we also make it. Explore what our faculty, students and alumni are up to — winning awards, studying new trends, changing the world.
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Amber Guyton’s Blessed Little Bungalow
Bold colors. Bright ideas. Big dreams. Advertising alumna and Interior designer Amber Guyton turns ordinary houses into joyful homes.
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Invisible influence
The new Bertram Rantin Scholarship at USC honors mentorship, truth-telling and the future of South Carolina journalism by supporting the state's top high school journalist.
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How Nebo fosters success for SJMC graduates
Meet three SJMC alumni who turned classroom experiences into successful careers at one of the Southeast’s largest independent marketing agencies.
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Creating a third space
For Amanda Myers, libraries are about more than books — they are spaces for connection and community. She has spent years helping shape meaningful experiences for library visitors.
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Enabling atrocity in the MENA and Sudan
In a new report, USC UNESCO Fellow Marc Owen Jones documents how digital influence operations are reframing and normalizing violence and mass harm online.
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Planting seeds for student success
Julie Hutt knows career paths aren’t always linear. She draws on experiences from Disney and higher education to help students build confidence, connections and career success.
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The evolution of libraries
McKenzie Lemhouse never expected to find her future in library science. Now she combines research support, student engagement and advocacy to create a welcoming space where students feel supported and connected.
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Student-led campaign drives real-world impact
In USC’s Google Nonprofit Marketing Immersion course, MaryGail Zack led a strategy that connected a mental health nonprofit with a major music partner.
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Reading between the feathers
Some of Cocky's biggest fans sit on classroom floors, not stadium seats. Behind the yellow beak are two seniors who’ve been involved with Cocky's Reading Express for the last four years.
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Majors and Degrees
Communicating the right message to the right audience, or organizing information to make it easy for people to find and use — that’s what we teach. We prepare you to succeed in communications and information.
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