A new book released by an Iowa State University professor and ISU doctoral students celebrates the 50th anniversary of Iowa community colleges. “Iowa’s Community Colleges: A Collective History of Fifty Years of Accomplishment” provides a history of the statewide development of the community college system, through a focus on the individual college stories and dynamics. The commemorative book includes 15 chapters of the book dedicated to Iowa’s 15 community college districts, with each college authoring its own chapter. The book, available for sale online through the ISU Extension and Outreach store, was edited by Janice Nahra Friedel, an associate professor in the School of Education, and recent doctoral students Cristobal Salinas Jr. and Zoë Mercedes Thornton.