Try the University of California at Santa Barbara and the City University
of New York.  From a friend who will be entering CUNY next fall, my
understanding is that both have progressive PhD programs that allow for
significant (?) study of contemporary art.

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David Haberstich <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Um, yes, MANY universities besides Indiana University give a Ph.D. in
>art history--Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Johns Hopkins, Boston,
>Ohio, etc., etc., etc. I thought the question was about a Ph.D. in
>CONTEMPORARY art. Although I'm sure many schools would permit a
>dissertation on a topic in contemporary art, it might be more difficult to
>find one that offers lectures and seminars, and therefore a
>concentration, in the area. Surely some art museum members of this list
>could recommend some universities with strengths in criticism and
>"history" of contemporary art. --David Haberstich