In Praise of 'Community' (The Television Show)

A report on the show from someone with boots on the ground: "I hosted a 'premiere party' for my colleagues at Prairie State College. . . . We identified with the cast of “Community.” We have all had students just like every character on the show. After all, we work at a community college, and community colleges are the most diverse colleges in America. We’re proud to say we work at one of the 'loser colleges, where we take students whom some would dub losers and make them into winners. . . . And we’re proud to acknowledge our lack of selectivity. In fact, we start out every academic year by telling our new students that they’ve come to a place where they can reinvent themselves."