
Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva
@ccaprezyolanda
President @CompleteCollege. Passionate about #studentsuccess and #equity.
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Student voice matters. It was invaluable to hear directly from student leaders at TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY, Morehouse College, & Clark Atlanta Univ. about their #HBCU experience. As an HBCU alumna, it is important to create a supportive #digitallearning environment for #HBCUDigitalSuccess.

.Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva leading insightful convo. Intersect of culture, #edtech, & pedagogy w/ White House HBCUs Walter M. Kimbrough Dillard University Coppin State University Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins #HBCUDigitalSuccess #HigherEd Complete College America | CCA


"From a global perspective, if we're going to continue to be innovative, we will need to invest in the infrastructure at our #HBCUs...because the HBCU culture is so unique and different." - Dr. Dietra Trent (Dietra Y. Trent), Executive Director of the White House HBCUs #HBCUDigitalSuccess


"We have to look at technology to support, but not supplant," the academic experience. -Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough (Walter M. Kimbrough), President of Dillard University #HBCUDigitalSuccess | Happy birthday, Dr. Kimbrough! 👏🏽


"How do we strike the right balance...making sure technology is an asset to us, improving the human condition, & never moving too far away from the human interaction?" - Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, Coppin State University #HBCUDigitalSuccess


[For adopting tech in classrooms] Slow and steady wins the race. Incrementalism is ok as long as we’re moving toward the goal, and having peer influences is the most important piece. - Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva (Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva) #HBCUDigitalSuccess
![Complete College America | CCA (@completecollege) on Twitter photo [For adopting tech in classrooms] Slow and steady wins the race. Incrementalism is ok as long as we’re moving toward the goal, and having peer influences is the most important piece. - Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva (<a href="/CCAPrezYolanda/">Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva</a>) #HBCUDigitalSuccess [For adopting tech in classrooms] Slow and steady wins the race. Incrementalism is ok as long as we’re moving toward the goal, and having peer influences is the most important piece. - Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva (<a href="/CCAPrezYolanda/">Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva</a>) #HBCUDigitalSuccess](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FQ9RtXIWQAIQlAN.jpg)

Next up for #PartnerAppalachia - Building Inclusive Campuses: Student Voices panel w/ Phetoudone Pat Nivanh, from Western Piedmont Community College; Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva of Complete College America completecollege.org, & our student panelists!

Thank you, @ProtasCCA, for always showing us why #CoReqWorks. It's all about the students...so there is no room for preserving antiquated systems that are proven to not facilitate #collegecompletion. #CCADoesTheWork | Inside Higher Ed


NEWS ALERT! We are excited to announce that AR, MT, & OK were recently selected to work w/ a cohort of institutions to implement strategies proven to raise the bar for #collegecompletion. Read the full release here 📰: completecollege.org/article/new-mu…… | Ascendium's Education Philanthropy

The diversity of Helene Gayle's background & her fluency in all of the “levers and mechanisms” of large institutions will help her at Spelman College. Onward & upward! #SpelmanAlumna | The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Thanks to Secretary Miguel Cardona & U.S. Department of Education for spending a few moments discussing #collegepolicy & #edequity with Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva


Fantastic trip to SHEEO included catching up with U.S. Department of Education Michelle Asha Cooper, Complete College America | CCA Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, Harrison Keller, Ray from CarTalk, and moderating a great discussion between Brian K. Bridges, Kim Hunter Reed, and Ginger Ostro.


Investing in #HBCUs is critical to building a foundation for successful #digitallearning. Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva & Dr. Dhanfu E. Elston prioritize four key areas to focus on in a recent article featured by Higher Ed Dive. READ HERE: highereddive.com/news/we-must-i… | #CCADoesTheWork #HBCUDigitalSuccess

The role of #HBCUs is critical to advancing the #collegecompletion movement. CCA is grateful for our continued partnerships w/ Delaware State University HBCU Philanthropy Symposium & Dr. Mautra Staley Jones to drive #studentsuccess. #CCADoesTheWork


Thank you to @PresMillieG , Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, @aihec's Carrie Billy, @GIA_Together's Carlos Ayala, & Gates Foundation's Gabriela Torres for an amazing #SummerAcademicAffairs closing plenary session, Scaling Equitable Student Success: A Conversation With National #HigherEd Leaders.



Thanks to @PresMillieG for hosting Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva in the closing plenary session to share efforts to achieve equitable #studentsuccess at AASCU's #SummerAcademicAffairs conf. Proud of our strong partnership in the IFS work w/ the Gates Foundation #CCADoesTheWork #edequity



🚨NEW REPORT AVAIL on race-conscious implementation of dev. ed reforms California Community Colleges by Adrián Trinidad. Discover insights on opportunities & challenges when new legislation is introduced on transfer-level English & math courses. #edequity 📰READ HERE: uscrec.info/report-ccc
