This collection includes essays on contemporary issues facing community colleges written by fellows in Princeton University's Mid-Career Fellowship Program. The following essays are provided: (1) "A Human Development Workshop on Cultural Identity for International Students," by Cecilia Castro-Abad; (2) "Generating Moral Dialogue on a College Campus," by Francis H. Conroy; (3) "A is for Average: The Grading Crisis in Today's Colleges," by Barbara L. Farley; (4) "Interdisciplinary Study: Towards the Millennium," by Maryanne M. Garbowsky, arguing against extreme specialization in academia; (5) "One-Person Criminal Justice Programs: An Exploratory Study," by Peter Horne, examining issues confronting criminal justice programs with only one full-time faculty member; (6) "Amateur Nursing: Delegating Nursing Tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel," by Jane Pamela Meehan; (7) "A Small Example of Reverse Discrimination," by Ruth D. O'Dell, discussing a 1989 case in New Jersey; (8) "An Unlevel Playing Field: Women in the Introductory Computer Science Courses," by Marian Sackrowitz; (9) "Defending Literacy: With Particular Consideration of the Community College," by Geoffrey J. Sadock, examining a perceived decline of literacy and its causes; (10) "Financial Decision Making During Economic Contraction: The Special Case of Community Colleges," by Barbara Seater; and (11) "Alternative Approaches to Adjunct Faculty Development," by Donna M. Thompson. Most papers contain references. (MAB)