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.

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Transfer Success Research-Practice Partnership

(TSR-PP) Seed Grants

The TSR-PP initiative supports collaborative, practice-focused research designed to improve outcomes for transfer students.

A Balancing Act: College Transition and Learning Objectives in the First-Year Experience

Click here to read for free | This research brief examines how colleges and universities balance two key objectives of the first-year experience: supporting students’ transition and success in college while developing essential skills such as critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving.

Upcoming Events

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46th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience

Join us for the 46 Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience, held February 13-16, 2027 in Orlando, FL.

Institute on Peer Leaders

Join us for our Institute on Peer Leaders, held March 4-5, 2027 in Columbia, SC.

Inaugural Conference on the Transfer Student Experience

Join us for the Inaugural Conference on the Transfer Student Experience, held June 29-July 1, 2027 in Charlotte, NC.

National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Early bird registration closes November 12

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