Transfer Nation Talks

As fall term launches across the country, transfer students are once again navigating the complex journey from one institution to another. But what if our current approaches to supporting these trans…

Brew your favorite cup because you do not want to miss this one! In this exciting episode, Heather chats with Loida Gonzalez Utley, host of AACRAO's Transfer Tea podcast and co-chair of the upcoming …

In this episode of Transfer Nation Talks, Heather is joined by esteemed faculty, authors, and researchers Dr. Lauren Schudde & Dr. Huriya Jabbar to discuss their recent book, Discredited: Power, Priv…

In this episode of Transfer Nation Talks, host Heather Adams chats with Mackenzie White (University of Georgia) and JP Payne (University of Vermont), co-chairs of NODA's Transfer Services Community. …

Join hosts Heather and Bernard for a quick chat about building and nurturing the transfer student success community. In this episode, our hosts reminisce about the NISTS annual conference and announc…

Is it transfer student parents or parenting transfer students? Maybe transfer students with dependents? The multifaceted identities of student parents who transfer challenge standard mechanisms of cl…

The experience of transfer athletes is an easily siloed topic in the transfer field. We do not often discuss what is happening in athletics and the parallels or contrasts with community college trans…

Dr. Heather Adams and Dr. La'Tonya (LT) Rease Miles discuss how vital it is to reflect on and share our transfer, first-gen, and/or adult-learner stories. They provide insight into the why behind add…

Dr. Heather Adams talks about NISTS, the upcoming Transfer Champions Celebration event, and what to expect from Season 4 of the Transfer Nation Talks podcast! Subscribe to TN Talks wherever you get y…

Dr. Heather Adams interviews Emily Armlin, #NISTS2023 Transfer Student Ambassador and recent graduate of Union College! Emily shares her transfer student story, discusses the challenges and highlight…

In this episode of Transfer Nation Talks, we spotlight Emily Tichenor, winner of the NISTS 2023 Transfer Champion Rising Star award! Emily was nominated in recognition of her work with University Tra…

Dr. Heather Adams sits down with Dr. Darla Cooper, Executive Director of The RP Group, to dig into the findings of previous and ongoing research aimed at identifying the barriers students face while …

Tea on Transfer is the monthly scoop on all things Transfer in a condensed format. We cover important transfer news, discuss pressing topics with special guests, and spotlight community recommendatio…

Tea on Transfer is back! We asked the TN community what they thought about the term ‘transfer shock’ and this month we’re talking about it! In this episode, we will cover: the term’s origin, how it h…

In this week’s episode, TNTalks sits down with returning interview guest, Dr. Kelly Coke, to talk about higher education and transfer in rural communities. In this hour-long conversation, we hear abo…

Happy New Year, Transfer Nation! We’re kicking off 2023 by continuing our conversation with Alex Torrez - this time delving into community college advocacy. Community colleges have long served as a t…

In this episode, Alexandra Torrez details her personal transfer journey and how she discovered the value of community college and shares how she found community and resources through recruitment and …

Transfer Nation is proud to present the newest TNTalks monthly series: Tea on Transfer!

In this inaugural episode, Dr. Heather Adams introduces Tea on Transfer and explains what to expect from the ser…

This season, Transfer Nation is exploring Community College Transfer Centers! 

This is Part 2 of our roundtable discussion with the #TransferChampions behind Triton College’s Transfer Center! Listen t…

This season, Transfer Nation is exploring Community College Transfer Centers! 

Over the next two episodes, we will be talking to the #TransferChampions behind Triton College’s Transfer Center! In thos…