I do have to say, one area where I'm concerned is graduate international admission. In my experience the TOEFL is clearly not cutting it with some people and knowing English is not optional as a graduate student -- you NEED to be able to easily communicate with your fellow grads and, perhaps most importantly, the undergrads you TA. Similarly, strong accent should definitely be a factor in choosing who can lecture classes. I don't care how good a researcher someone is if no one can understand them. This isn't even a complaint about Asian students and professors, either. The person I'm thinking of is Brazilian.