The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition publishes scholarly practice books and research monographs on a wide range of high-impact practices designed to support student learning, development, and success.

NEW BOOK SERIES ON SPECIAL POPULATIONS
The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition is currently accepting proposals for book-length manuscripts examining the transition experiences of college student populations that have been historically underserved or given limited consideration in the design of higher education contexts. Each volume will explore the experiences of a specific population in depth and draw on the theoretical, research, and practice literature to critically examine some of the fundamental assumptions underlying student success initiatives in higher education with an eye toward reshaping campus culture, policies, and practices to support the learning and development of the population under study. Such populations may include, but are not limited to,

• Students from a specific racial or ethnic group (i.e., African Americans, Asian American/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Hispanic/Latino)
• Students with physical, learning, and/or intellectual disabilities
• GLBTQ students
• Emancipated foster care youth
• Veterans
• Adult learners
• International students
• Student athletes
• First-generation college students
• Students from low socioeconomic backgrounds
• Commuter students

Proposal Deadline: June 1, 2013

Download complete proposal guidelines.

For more information, contact Tracy L. Skipper, Assistant Director for Publications, at (803) 777-6226 or via e-mail at tlskippe@mailbox.sc.edu.

OTHER PROJECTS
Writing Practices in Senior Seminars That Nurture Student Transition
Lea Masiello and Tracy L. Skipper

Research Report on College Transitions No. 4
2011 National Survey of Information Literacy Practices
Colleen Boff, Jenifer Keup, Cindy Kilgo, Debbie Malone, and Ryan Padgett

College Students in Transition: An Annotated Bibliography
Stephanie M. Foote, Sara E. Hinkle, Jeannine Kranzow, Andrew K. Koch, Matthew D. Pistilli, La' Tonya Rease Miles, and Janelle G. Simmons, Editors

Paths to Learning: Teaching for Engagement in College
Barbara F. Tobolowsky, Editor