With the spotlight on community colleges as never before, this book is a MUST READ for all community college educators! In honoring the past, Sydow and Alfred provide a great synopsis of the history of the community college movement. As we look toward the future, they challenge educational innovators to lead the way for community colleges to be 'change adept' as opposed to 'change adverse.' Opportunities abound as never before for community colleges to help insure the economic future of our country. The ideas contained in Re-visioning Community Colleges will inspire and motivate educators to chart a bold future for this important sector of higher education. -- E. Ann McGee, president, Seminole State College of Florida Sydow and Alfred have provided, through this text, a desperately needed field guide for the uneven and shifting landscape surrounding today's community college. Grounded in thoughtful context, yet providing a view of promising practices, the authors ask fresh questions of the reader, suggesting opportunity, and ideally prompting deliberate action for grappling with the seemingly unending disruptive innovation in higher education. -- Daniel J. Phelan, President/CEO, Jackson Community College; Chair of Board of Directors of American Association of Community Colleges