think tank
Annenberg Public Policy Center
A research center on public policy at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, established in 1993 by Walter and Leonore Annenberg.
The record
- Founded
- 1993
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Founding funders
- Established by Walter and Leonore Annenberg, with ongoing funding from an endowment established by the Annenberg Foundation Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Research focus areas
- Political communication, information and society, media and children, health communication, and adolescent risk Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
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- Co-founded by APPC's founding director Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Brooks Jackson in 2003 Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Civics Renewal Network
- APPC is a founder and coordinator of this consortium of more than 40 nonpartisan civics organizations Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Staff size
- Around 50 people, including staff, researchers, and postdoctoral fellows, in 2026 Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Facility design
- The center's facilities were designed by architect Fumihiko Maki Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Communication Science division
- Created in 2014, headed by Dolores Albarracín Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Climate Communication division
- Created in 2024 Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Institutions of Democracy division
- Headed by Matt Levendusky Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
People
- Dolores Albarracín, Director (2026–present, as of 2026-10-17) Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
- Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director (1993–2026) Annenberg Public Policy Center: Wikipedia
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