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A comprehensive survey analyzed future recruiting in the communications disciplines, including trends in enrollments, faculty retirements, the production of doctorates, and a content analysis of academic position advertisements. A questionnaire was developed to investigate staffing trends in communication studies for the years 1993-1998 and mailed to 312 administrators of institutions offering course or degrees in communication. Response rate was 79 % or 246 questionnaires returned. Of the respondents, 53 institutions reported an emphasis on mass media studies; 82 institutions reported a speech communication emphasis. A combined mass media/speech communication study was reported by 105 administrators. Most responses came from administrators in public irstitutions, and programs were generally reported to be small. Enrollments are expected to increase in the near future, and most institutions also expect some faculty retirements in the next five years. Doctora