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Is NBC’s Sitcom a friend or foe to community colleges?

2009 Sep 22
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Does NBC have a hit on its hands with “Community“? It appears it might. The new sitcom about students at a community college was the second-highest rated show of the night.  But as I blogged earlier this year, the question for higher ed is, “What impact will the program have on the image of the [...]

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Can ‘Community’ Provide an Opportunity?

2009 Aug 3
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Years ago, NBC had a slogan that went, “Let’s All Be There.” Many fans of community colleges have already decided the network’s new fall show, titled Community, is the last thing they want to be there to see.  They’re worried that it’ll be a retread of tired, negative stereotypes about community college students and teachers.  [...]

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