ADPCL Panel: "2024 Survey of PhD Programs in Comparative Literature in the U.S.: Takeaways and Next Steps"

Moderators: Yopie Prins, University of Michigan (Survey Ad hoc Committee Co-Chair and 2016 ACLA President); Luis Fernando Restrepo, University of Arkansas (Survey Ad hoc Committee Co-Chair and ADPCL President); Michael Allan, University of Oregon (Survey Ad hoc Committee)

Round table discussion on the results of Survey on Doctoral Programs in Comparative Literature in the U.S. Developed for the State of the Discipline Report of the American Comparative Literature Association (ACLA), the report collected information about doctoral programs in Comparative Literature in the United States over the past decade. It is based on a national survey of 41 PhD programs conducted in spring 2024 by the Association of Departments and Programs of Comparative Literature (ADPCL), supplemented by information from other sources. The goal of the survey was to provide program directors, faculty, students and other stakeholders a snapshot of the state of doctoral programs in the discipline today, including cohort sizes and degrees awarded over the past decade, current funding structures and academic requirements in PhD programs, and observations on the future of graduate studies in Comparative Literature.