Supporting Transfer Students with Caitlyn Potter Glaser

In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah interviews Caitlyn about her recent work with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. We discuss the gap between transfer aspiration and bachelor’s degree attainment, challenges for community college students, and how practitioners can work together to understand and support students in the transfer process.

 

Here are links to some of the things we talked about:

 

The National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students- www.nists.org

Transfer Nation- www.transfernation.com

“Tracking Transfer” report from the Aspen Institute and Community College Research Center

 

About our guest: Caitlyn Potter Glaser is a Ph.D. student and Graduate Research Assistant in the Higher Education Department at the University of Denver. Her research interests include college access and equity for those on a less traditional path, including transfer students, post-traditional/adult students, and international students. Before coming to DU Caitlyn worked in Enrollment Management at a four-year university where she supported transfer students in the admissions process, as well as Articulation Specialist developing transfer pathways with partner community colleges.

 

Caitlyn holds a Master of Education in Adult Education and Development from Strayer University, a graduate certificate in Transfer Leadership and Practice from the University of North Georgia, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

 

Mile Higher Ed is a production of the Higher Education Department at the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver.