About this episode

The episode celebrates Community College Month by discussing the TV show Community and its portrayal of community college life.

April is #CommunityCollegeMonth! To celebrate, Caitlyn Potter Glaser joins host Heather Adams to dive into NBC’s beloved comedy Community—one of the rare TV shows centered on a community college and its students. Drawing on Heather’s lived experience as a community college student and Caitlyn’s analysis of higher‑education scholarship, we unpack Season 1 as a story full of heart, irreverent wit, and—at times—troubling jokes at the expense of our favorite study group. Together, we ask: Why doe...

People in this episode

Host: Heather Adams

Guest: Caitlyn Potter Glaser

Topics covered

• community college
• television analysis
• higher education
• comedy
• student experience

Keywords

• Community College Month
• NBC
• comedy
• higher education
• student experience
• television

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Community

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