“Transfers tend to be an afterthought”: The role of institutional support for staff in creating a receptive culture for transfer students of color.

Cultivating the transfer landscape: Using a CRT framework to examine transfer receptivity at a Hispanic Serving Research Institution

“…Faculty can remove barriers to transfer engagement by examining and adjusting applications, eligibility criteria and deadlines; and add transfer student support services to course syllabi. Staff can host transfer specific events; tailor academic advising by creating customized academic plans; create opportunities for transfer students to expand their peer networks; and increase visibility and accessibility for transfer student services (Casanova & Alonso Blanco, 2023).…”

“…Students may be unable to transfer course credits from their community colleges, which can delay their transfer and graduation (Hodara et al, 2017;Schudde et al, 2021). Lack of institutional resources, such as housing (Solis & Duran, 2022) and support for staff to increase knowledge of transfer pathways and student experiences (Casanova & Alonso Blanco, 2023), are also barriers transfer students must navigate at 4-year universities.…”

“…When minoritized students transfer to HSIs, in addition to experiencing various institutional barriers to transfer and retention at 4-year universities (Casanova & Alonso Blanco, 2023;Hodara et al, 2017;Jain et al, 2020), they also face stigmatization due to their intersecting status as transfers (Alexander et al, 2009;Jabbar et al, 2022;Laanan et al, 2010) and as ethnoracially minoritized students (Casanova et al, 2018;Buenaflor et al, 2022;Reyes, 2011). To counter these challenges, family and peers are essential sources of support (Maliszewski Lukszo & Hayes, 2020).…”