Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva

President @CompleteCollege. Passionate about #studentsuccess and #equity.

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

🚨NEW REPORT AVAIL on race-conscious implementation of dev. ed reforms @CalCommColleges by @AdrianTrinid. Discover insights on opportunities & challenges when new legislation is introduced on transfer-level English & math courses. #edequity

📰READ HERE: https://t.co/pn6wBQsNSe

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

CCA’s #15toFinish campaign - where colleges urge students to take at least 15 credit hrs. per semester to graduate on time - represents an intervention to target improved #collegecompletion, lower college costs, & reduce #studentdebt.

READ MORE: https://t.co/9dPPVIWLy9 @Forbes

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

Thanks to @PresMillieG for hosting @CCAPrezYolanda 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 @gatesfoundation

#CCADoesTheWork #edequity

[Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva @CCAPrezYolanda]

Great times connecting with @AASCU's Assistant Vice President for Student Success @DrJacquieJones at AASCU's #SummerAcademicAffairs meeting.

[AASCU @AASCU]

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

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

The role of #HBCUs is critical to advancing the #collegecompletion movement. CCA is grateful for our continued partnerships w/ @DelStateUniv HBCU Philanthropy Symposium & @PresidentOCCC to drive #studentsuccess. #CCADoesTheWork

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

Investing in #HBCUs is critical to building a foundation for successful #digitallearning. @CCAPrezYolanda & @DrElston prioritize four key areas to focus on in a recent article featured by @HigherEdDive.

READ HERE: https://t.co/w11VoS0wW7 | #CCADoesTheWork #HBCUDigitalSuccess

[Dr. Bridget Burns @BBurnsEDU]

Fantastic trip to @SHEEOed included catching up with @usedgov @MACooperPhD, @CompleteCollege @CCAPrezYolanda, @HKellerEDU, Ray from CarTalk, and moderating a great discussion between @SecBBridges, @KimHunterReed, and Ginger Ostro.

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

Thanks to @SecCardona & @usedgov for spending a few moments discussing #collegepolicy & #edequity with @CCAPrezYolanda

[Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva @CCAPrezYolanda]

The diversity of @helenegayle's background & her fluency in all of the “levers and mechanisms” of large institutions will help her at @SpelmanCollege. Onward & upward! #SpelmanAlumna | @Philanthropy

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

After five years leading the Chicago Community Trust, Helene Gayle is returning to Atlanta, to lead Spelman College. https://t.co/ItbY69yWKX

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

#DidYouKnow On May 1, 2009, CCA's name was founded as the National Consortium for College Completion, Inc.? Our name changed to Complete College America, Inc. on Dec. 30, 2009.

Learn more about CCA: https://t.co/hpfDTu6pqh

#CCADoesTheWork

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

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 📰: https://t.co/ffav96oGtZ… |
@AscendiumEP

[Institute for Educational Leadership @IELconnects]

Next up for #PartnerAppalachia - Building Inclusive Campuses: Student Voices panel w/ Phetoudone Pat Nivanh, from Western Piedmont Community College; Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva @CCAPrezYolanda of Complete College America https://t.co/MKaX4feJ4E, & our student panelists!

[Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva @CCAPrezYolanda]

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 | @insidehighered

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

#DidYouKnow Colleges & universities see impressive gains in closing institutional performance gaps w/ #coreq support?

Read how #coreqworks by CCA's Strategy Director, @ProtasCCA. #CCADoesTheWork

https://t.co/JHiBEPosPE @BORUSG @insidehighered

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

[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 (@CCAPrezYolanda) #HBCUDigitalSuccess

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

"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,
@CoppinPresident, @CoppinStateUniv #HBCUDigitalSuccess

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

"We have to look at technology to support, but not supplant," the academic experience. -Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough (@HipHopPrez), President of @du1869 #HBCUDigitalSuccess | Happy birthday, Dr. Kimbrough! 👏🏽

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

"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 (@YDietra), Executive Director of the @WHI_HBCUs #HBCUDigitalSuccess

[Dr. Dhanfu E. Elston @DrElston]

.@CCAPrezYolanda leading insightful convo. Intersect of culture, #edtech, & pedagogy w/ @WHI_HBCUs @HipHopPrez @du1869 @CoppinStateUniv @CoppinPresident #HBCUDigitalSuccess #HigherEd @CompleteCollege

[Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva @CCAPrezYolanda]

Student voice matters. It was invaluable to hear directly from student leaders at @TuskegeeUniv, @Morehouse, & @CAU about their #HBCU experience. As an HBCU alumna, it is important to create a supportive #digitallearning environment for #HBCUDigitalSuccess.

[Complete College America | CCA @CompleteCollege]

Students are the reason for this work! 💡 Excited to hear directly from Shardae Day, freshman at @TuskegeeUniv, Cornell Harris, junior at @Morehouse, & Ki'Andre Thomas, junior at @CAU during this student panel. #HBCUDigitalSuccess