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The Lives We Change! The Families We Change! The Communities We Change!
The Lives We Change! The Families We Change! The Communities We Change! Naya Williams was 18 years-old when her mother passed away, leaving her to guide and love her three younger siblings, a 13-year-old and two six-year-old twins. “I made a promise to …
A Community College All-Star
A Community College All-Star Alumnus Makes 2017 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Community College of Philadelphia alumnus Cedric Jouin has been named to the 2017 All-Pennsylvania Academic Team—an honor that recognizes 49 of the state’s community college …
Students Band Together to Send a Message: This College Is No Place for Hate
Students Band Together to Send a Message: This College Is No Place for Hate Students at Community College of Philadelphia engaged in a commanding display of camaraderie and unity after a man who calls himself Pastor Aden and his followers suddenly …
With Drop the Mic, Students Preach and Learn
With Drop the Mic, Students Preach and Learn Jarell Currie, who goes by the stage name, Black Cancer (a.k.a. Brave Lion Applying Concrete Knowledge Consume All Necessities Courageous Encouraging Rebel), connected to Drop the Mic after attending the spoken …
Coffee for a Cause Helps Pave the Pathway for Student Success
Coffee for a Cause Helps Pave the Pathway for Student Success Saxbys recently set out on a new mission to Make Life Better one coffee at a time by establishing a fellowship program for Community College of Philadelphia students. The grand opening of …
North Philly student heads for Oxford, asserts that community college was more than a steppingstone
North Philly student heads for Oxford, asserts that community college was more than a steppingstone When Hazim Hardeman arrived on Community College of Philadelphia's campus in 2012, he had no idea that he was destined to become a Rhodes scholar, an honor …
A Community College Honors Curriculum that Prepares Students for the Elite Institutions of the World
A Community College Honors Curriculum that Prepares Students for the Elite Institutions of the World In the six years after graduating from Community College of Philadelphia, L. Larry Liu has gone from Northeast Philadelphia, to an Ivy League university, …
Fifty Years After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death, a College Remembers the Man and Students Give Back
Fifty Years After Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death, a College Remembers the Man and Students Give Back Fifty years after the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., America still struggles with the issues faced by past generations: civil …
CCP and Parx Casino Work to Eliminate Barriers, Build On the Strengths of Philly's Students
CCP and Parx Casino Work to Eliminate Barriers, Build On the Strengths of Philly's Students Community College of Philadelphia and Parx Casino recently announced a diversity partnership that will help fund support services for students who are veterans, …
Students on the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Are Bettering the Community
Students on the All-Pennsylvania Academic Team Are Bettering the Community Troy Bundy, a father and husband who leads the Community College of Philadelphia's Student Government Association, and Coby Dulitzki, a business owner and biomedical sciences major …
Two Green Thumbs Up for Service Learning in Professor Stephens' Class
Two Green Thumbs Up for Service Learning in Professor Stephens' Class Margaret Stephens, associate professor of Social Science, teaches environmental conservation and geography, connecting lessons in the classroom to issues within the city. The approach, …
Where Will You Go? Jonathan Williams Graduates College Then Goes to Work for a Company He Started in High School
Where Will You Go? Jonathan Williams Graduates College Then Goes to Work for a Company He Started in High School When it comes to cleaning, Jonathan Williams, 21, has one piece of advice: "Work smarter, not harder." He takes his own advice—almost. That's …