Rhinesmith’s research looks at the role of community anchor institutions, such as public libraries and community technology centers, in promoting digital inclusion and meaningful broadband adoption. Rhinesmith received his Ph.D. from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Media Studies from Emerson College in Boston, MA. Previously, Rhinesmith was a Google Policy Fellow and an Adjunct Research Fellow with the Open Technology Institute at the New America Foundation in Washington, D.C. Find Colin onTwitter @crhinesmith