This collection of essays provides an overview of personnel policies and practices in two-year colleges. The volume includes: (1) "The Personnel Function in Two-Year Colleges," by Priscilla Haag-Mutter and C. Wayne Jones, which considers historical antecedents, human resource development, future trends, and the role of planning; (2) "Organization and Staffing," by Stephen J. Midkiff and Barbara Come, which focuses on the personnel department, policies, procedures, the content of policy manuals, grievances, and record keeping; (3) "Performance Appraisal," by Mary Louise Holloway; (4) "Staff Development and Training," by Stephen Rostek and Deborah Jean Kladivko, which provides a matrix model for categorizing development needs; (5) "Changes in Employment Placement," by Katherine D. Kalinos, which discusses transfer policies, promotion, termination, outplacement policy, and the exit interview; (6) "Legal Aspects of Personnel Management in Higher Education," by Michael G. Kaiser and Dwight Greer; (7) "Future Directions and Needs," by Charles E. Finley, which considers trends related to expanding expectations in career development, health care, and humanization of the automated workplace; and (8) "Sources and Information: Personnel Management in Community Colleges," by Theo N. Mabry. (EJV)