It's said that 'culture eats strategy for breakfast.' In that case colleges should devour this book over breakfast for clear, practical advice on how to create an organizational culture capable of improving learning and student success in the face of the many challenges confronting higher education today.

Davis Jenkins, Senior Research Scholar, Community College Research Center, Teachers College Columbia University

VanWagoner’s monograph is a far-reaching analysis on how culture shapes colleges, and its critical role in institutional transformation. In an era where campus CEOs are buffeted by innovation and disruptions daily, VanWagoner offers an elegant how-to on growing this secret ingredient.

Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College

Culture is everything! Community colleges cannot hope to find their futures while ladened with intransigent cultures and subcultures that are antithetical to the exploration, innovation, and change, necessary to advance student success in meaningful ways. VanWagoner does a masterful job of outlining the primacy of culture in the organization, its implications for change, and provides valuable insights, in part through actual cases, to help institutions determine how best to undertake cultural transformation.

Daniel J. Phelan PhD, President and CEO, Jackson College; 2017 Chair of Board of Directors of American Association of Community Colleges

All college leaders are challenged with the cultural shifts often necessary for meaningful change and progress. VanWagoner brilliantly provides a practical and accessible approach to make culture a competitive advantage for colleges that want to position themselves for success in an increasingly complex future.

Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Educational Pipeline, State University of New York