Impact at CLIPI
Cowan served as a CLIPI staff attorney and co-counsel through much of the 1970s and 80s. He was closely involved in the Century Freeway settlement effort, and he championed several of CLIPI’s civil liberties/free speech cases.
His career encompasses significant roles in academia, government, and media. He served as dean of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism from 1996 to 2007 and is currently a University Professor at USC, holding the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership. Additionally, he directs the Center on Communication Leadership & Policy. His government service includes appointments as director of the Voice of America and associate director of the U.S. Information Agency during the Clinton administration.
