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Failing the French Test
Graduate programs in foreign languages need to stop letting their grad students go on the job market without sufficient fluency, writes Stephen Brockmann.
The New Research University Chief(s)
The biggest and best of the institutions will go global, while others will need to narrow their focus -- and those paths will require different sorts of leaders, Emily Miller and Richard Skinner argue.
Did I Say That Out Loud?
Cheryl Reed and Dawn M. Formo offer advice on how to prepare for Skype and telephone interviews.
Applying to Teach Music
Gerald Klickstein offers advice for artists seeking faculty positions.
Be Your Weird Self
Don't let the tight job market scare you from making sure your professional quirks can fit into departments to which you are applying, writes Nate Kreuter.
Up for Tenure, Facing Depression
Monica A. Coleman reflects on how she achieved academic success while dealing with severe mental illness.
Interview Attitudes
Ellen Spertus discusses what you want to project to a hiring committee -- and what you want to look for.
Nominating Your Evaluators
Elizabeth Simmons offers a dean's perspective on how faculty members up for tenure should approach deal with the process of identifying external evaluators.