Home Article James Franco seeking ANOTHER PhD at University of Houston James Franco seeking ANOTHER PhD at University of Houston By Kate Ward Updated April 22, 2011 at 05:22 PM EDT Advertisement FB Tweet More Pinterest Email Send Text Message Print Comment Only 11 more until he matches Stephen Hawking. Follow Kate on Twitter @KateWardEW Read more: ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ trailer with James Franco: What do you think? James Franco quits Twitter. Slacker! James Franco and David Letterman talk bombing at Oscars