Michael X. Delli Carpini, Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, received his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (1975) and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota (1980). Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania faculty in July 2003, Professor Delli Carpini was Director of the Public Policy program of the Pew Charitable Trusts (1999 2003) and a member of the Political Science Department at Barnard College and the graduate faculty of Columbia University (1987 2002), serving as chair of the Barnard department from 1995 to 1999. Delli Carpini began his academic