Please share the following with your students and colleagues: Seeking applications New Ph.D. Program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media North Carolina State University is accepting applications for its new doctoral program in Communication, Rhetoric, and Digital Media (CRDM). Prospective students who have earned a master’s degree in a relevant field can apply now through February 1 for fall 2005 admission. Built on the premise that new developments in communication media and information technologies require a dramatic shift in instruction and research, this program integrates the study of oral, written, and visual communication to focus on the human dimensions of information and communication technologies. The degree is a collaboration between the departments of Communication and English in NC State’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will take interdisciplinary core courses taught by research faculty from Communication and English. They will also define an elective area of specialization and gain a foundation in qualitative and quantitative research. A highlight of this program is its emphasis on professional preparation, which includes mentored teaching experience, a course in digital pedagogy, and a colloquium devoted to professional issues and practices. Departments of Communication and English are advertising for faculty who can bring technology specializations to positions in composition studies, media studies, rhetoric, organizational communication, technical communication, writing and speaking across the curriculum, and other areas, and graduates of this program will help meet that demand. In addition, graduates may join industry, government, and non-profit organizations where professionals are needed to conduct research, manage technological development, and analyze policy related to new communication technologies. For more information about the program and details about how to apply, see our preliminary website at http://www.chass.ncsu.edu/crdm/. More information about NC State is available at http://www.ncsu.edu. Prospective students can also contact Dr. Carolyn R. Miller, Professor of English and Director of the CRDM doctoral program at crmiller@ncsu.edu.