Rob (& others interested...)-- (1) Don't worry about the MFA; if you apply to the right program, they'll be itching to have you and your experience that your MFA has offered you. I speak as one who has an MFA in poetry and who now is in a PhD program studying new media. Granted, I'd done some electronic work while getting my MFA, but everyone is always intrigued when I start talking about a field other than Rhet/Comp, which is the area that many of our grads come from. (2) As for programs, I just *have* to recommend the one I'm currently in: Rhetoric and Technical Communication in the Humanities Dept. at Michigan Technological University <http://www.hu.mtu.edu>. Right now, I'm taking a class with Anne Wysocki on new media and we're reading a range of books (both theoretical and practical, but focusing more on the theory-side of things) and creating our own new media works <http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~awysocki/courses/HU6112-S02/page0.html>. And, being in a Humanities department offers so many possibilities for cross-disciplinary work/research, with scholars in the field of cultural studies, film studies, new media, rhet/comp, rhetoric, communication, etc. etc., (even for those of us with an MFA who feel we may not be as theoretically prepared while our practical experience speaks loads more than the MAs of others students ;) In any case, Michigan Tech rocks. I'd love to talk about it more. If anyone wants to know more about our program, email me off-list. We also have a summer institute, if you just want to get a taste of things MTU and interactive/new media design: http://www.hu.mtu.edu/ciwic. --Cheryl. http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~ceball ceball@mtu.edu ceball@chartermi.net