Legislation Details

File #: 260722    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: ADOPTED
File created: 9/17/2026 In control: CITY COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 9/17/2026
Title: Honoring and congratulating Dr. Alycia Marshall, PhD, as the Community College of Philadelphia celebrates her investiture as the College’s seventh President
Sponsors: Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Phillips, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Lozada, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember O'Rourke, Councilmember Driscoll, Councilmember Squilla
Attachments: 1. Signature26072200
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Honoring and congratulating Dr. Alycia Marshall, PhD, as the Community College of Philadelphia celebrates her investiture as the College’s seventh President

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WHEREAS, Dr. Alycia Marshall, Ph.D., joined the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) in 2022 as Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Success, where she provided strategic oversight of Academic Affairs, Workforce Development, and Student Support and Engagement; and

WHEREAS, In May 2025, Dr. Marshall was appointed Interim President of the Community College of Philadelphia, providing steady leadership during a period of transition before being selected as the College’s permanent President in October 2025 following a national search, becoming the seventh President in the institution’s history; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall’s distinguished career in higher education spans nearly 23 years at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland, where she rose through the ranks as a tenured Full Professor of Mathematics, Department Chair of Mathematics, and Associate Vice President for Learning and Academic Affairs; and, she earned her Ph.D. in Mathematics Education from the University of Maryland, College Park, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Bowie State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; and

WHEREAS, A nationally recognized leader in mathematics education and equity, Dr. Marshall has been named an Aspen Rising Presidents Fellow and a Charles A. Dana Center Mathematics Pathways Leadership Fellow, while receiving numerous honors for her contributions to STEM, higher education, and faculty excellence, and has contributed to national education initiatives through her work with organizations including TPSE Math and Carnegie Math Pathways; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Marshall has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to developing future leaders and expanding opportunity, founding the African American Leadership Institute at Anne Arundel Comm...

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