Ivory Towers Are Feeling the Economic Pinch

First, I want to apologize for the delay in getting this podcast edited and uploaded.  It kind of got crazy at the office as I was trying to close the office down for the spring semester (the program was suspended by the university to save money).

The Los Angeles Times' January 1st edition reported that the big job fair for professors known as The Modern Language Association meeting suffered from a sizable drop in the number of positions available:

Faculty jobs in English language and literature listed for this year's meeting fell 22.2% from last year and foreign language positions dropped 19.6%.

In this podcast, Meggin and I discuss the job prospects and then discuss some ways that job seekers can increase their chances of being gainfully employed.