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The Future of HBCU Digital Student Success

Friday, November 4, 2022

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Location: Tidewater II

Co-Presenter(s)

Calvin Briggs, Sr. (he/him/his)

CEO/Founder
Southern Center for Broadenining Participation in STEM
Hoover, Alabama, United States
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Samantha E. Briggs

Researcher
Southern Center for Broadenining Participation in STEM
Hoover, Alabama, United States
Dhanfu Elston

Vice President and Chief of Staff
Complete College America
Fishers, Indiana, United States

Program Abstract: What does the future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) look like given the increasing demand for more flexible and responsive digital experiences? Complete College America (CCA) launched the HBCU Digital Learning Infrastructure (DLI) Initiative alongside the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to work with Historically Black Institutions to co-design a long-term strategy for building a foundation for digital student success. The vision for this work is to ensure technology is working for institutions—not against them—to create learning environments where Black students succeed and find purpose, momentum, structure, and support on the journey toward a degree. CCA partners will share early project learnings and a draft framework to guide thinking, investment, and action.