If you have great students looking for a PhD program, suggest they apply to MSU’s Information and Media program. They would join me and a great faculty that includes sociologists, economists, computer scientists, game designers, and film makers, many are interested in how new technologies are related to social outcomes. Did I mention we have great faculty like Bill Dutton, Shelia Cotten, Johannes Bauer, and Bibi Reisdorf! The deadline for applications is January 1, 2017. Steps to apply are detailed at http://bit.ly/IMPHD. All students are supported by graduate teaching and research assistantships with generous stipends, tuition remission, and health benefits. The 2015 QS World University rankings place MSU 6th in the world and 5th in North America in communication and media studies. The National Communication Association (NCA), in their most recent doctoral program reputation study, ranked MSU’s Ph.D. programs as No. 1 in educating researchers in communication technology, and in the top four in mass communication. Michigan State University ranked third in frequency of faculty publication in communication in a study reported in The Electronic Journal of Communication in 2012. -- ______________________________________________________________ *Keith N. Hampton, Ph.D.* *Professor* College of Communication Arts and Sciences Department of Media and Information <http://tism.msu.edu/> www.mysocialnetwork.net www.twitter.com/mysocnet