The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is
the trusted expert, internationally recognized leader, and clearinghouse for scholarship,
policy, and best practice for all postsecondary student transitions.
Insights for College Transitions
Fall 2026 Issue Now Available
Click here to view the fall 2026 issue, featuring expert analysis, insightful articles, practical
strategies, essential tools, and more!
Join us for our September webinar!
From Campus Leader to College Parent:
Seeing Student Success Through a New Lens
September 29 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. EST | Click here for more info. & to register
Coming Summer 2027:
Inaugural Conference on the Transfer Student Experience
June 29-July 1, 2027 | Charlotte, NC | Click here to learn more!
Current Center Happenings
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Register for our 33rd National Conference on Students in Transition
At the National Conference on Students in Transition, attendees will share with and
learn from one another the latest trends, initiatives, best practices, ideas, research,
and assessment strategies focused on supporting student success in the first college
year and beyond.
Register & submit a proposal for our 46th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience
The Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience provides an ongoing forum where
higher education professionals can share experiences, concerns, and accomplishments
related to supporting student learning, development, and success in the first college
year.
Register for our First-Gen Student Success Online Course
This course explores strategies for advancing first-generation college student success.
Participants will examine the historical foundations of federal support programs,
including the Higher Education Act of 1965 and TRIO, and explore how institutions
define and serve first-generation students.
Read an open-access publication
Check out our new, open-access publications: 2023 National Survey on The First-Year
Experience: Contemporary Strategies to Support Students Success and Celebrating Students
and their Experiences at HBCUs.
Learn more about NTSW, download the 2026 NTSW marketing kit, and view celebration
ideas for your campus.
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The New Home for
The National Resource Center was named the successor to the National Institute for
the Study of Transfer Students in January 2026.
Read the full press release
National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition University of South Carolina Carolina Coliseum, Suite 1000 Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-777-1440Email: fye@mailbox.sc.edu