DURING 1966-67, THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DANFORTH FOUNDATION, SPONSORED AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THE PH.D. IN ENGLISH IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES. DON CAMERON ALLEN, THE DIRECTOR, WORKING WITH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, USED QUESTIONNAIRES, VISITS, AND CONFERENCES AS BASES FOR A FULL-LENGTH REPORT WHICH INCLUDES THE UNANIMOUS RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED IN THIS ARTICLE. THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERN CAREER ADVISING OF POTENTIAL COLLEGE TEACHERS, FACILITIES NECESSARY FOR GRADUATE PROGRAMS, LENGTH OF STUDY, FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS, SIZE OF CLASSES, REQUIRED COURSES AND SUPERVISED TEACHING, THE DOCTORAL EXAMINATION, DISSERTATION REQUIREMENTS, AND INTERIM DEGREES. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN "PMLA," VOLUME 82, NUMBER 4, SEPTEMBER 1967, PAGES A10-A11. (BN)