Newsroom
February 26, 2015
Ji Gao: Renowned Researcher Finds Classes, Success and Happiness at Community College of Philadelphia
Community College of Philadelphia Mathematics Professor Ji Gao is not your typical college professor. He is a citizen of…
February 12, 2015
A Philadelphia Basketball Team That Brings Fans Together
Juanita Watson-Traore, now retired at age 66, came back to Community College of Philadelphia recently, a place that help…
January 20, 2015
Moving Philadelphia Forward: Elizabeth Crutchley, Making a Commitment to the City and Its Kids
Elizabeth Crutchley is the type of worker cities across the nation are anxious to attract. She is young, enrolled at the…
January 20, 2015
Samuel A. Alito, Associate Justice of The U.S. Supreme Court, Offers Five Principles of Citizenship
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. discussed the importance of citizenship at the College’s…
December 17, 2014
For the Love of the Game: On Community College of Philadelphia’s Nationally-Ranked Basketball Team Player Squeezes in the Games amid Classes and a Job
Dante Collier’s days start at 2:30 a.m. when he wakes up to deliver the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper. The early…
December 4, 2014
A Fireside Chat Lights Up a Cold Day
Dr. Donald Guy Generals, seated in an armchair, read from a passage as the smell of marshmallows and hot chocolate hung …
November 18, 2014
A Day to Pause and Recognize Heroes
Chris Wilson, a Justice major, retired from the U.S. Army in 2009 and hadn’t had much occasion to wear his brown m…
November 12, 2014
RISE Links Students to In-Demand Sciences
Michael Ferguson graduated with highest honors in May, and then came back to the College this summer to help other stude…
November 11, 2014
College Hosts Forum to Foster Better Understanding of Ebola Virus
Students, faculty and staff members gathered for an Ebola information session October 28 on the Main Campus, which was d…
October 22, 2014
Fire Commissioner Derrick Sawyer Aims high, Sets Amibitious Goals For The City
Derrick J.V. Sawyer was a lieutenant about 15 years ago when he met Ted Bateman, a Community College of Philadelphia ins…
October 21, 2014
The Conversation on the College’s Future Continues
President Donald Guy Generals convened the first of several planned All-College meetings on October 13, as he pledged to…
October 6, 2014
College Launches the Countdown to 50!
On Sept. 23, The CCP Six jazz ensemble serenaded an appreciative crowd gathered to celebrate the countdown to the …