Policy Advisory Board
The Tackling Transfer Policy Advisory Board will challenge the status quo and make strong and clear recommendations for state transfer policy that will lead to equitable transfer student outcomes.
Board members include:
Marty Alvarado
California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office
Ron Anderson
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
William R. Crowe
Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas, Austin
John Fink
Community College Research Center at Columbia Teachers College
Maria Hesse
Arizona State University
Cheryl Hyman
Arizona State University
Shirleatha Lee
University of South Carolina Upstate
Sharon Morrissey
Virginia Community College System
Elena Quiroz-Livanis
Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Jessie Ryan
Campaign for College Opportunity
Shanna Smith-Jaggars
Ohio State University
Chris Soto
Connecticut State Department of Education
In July 2021, the Board released recommendations for systems change, with an emphasis on state, system, and federal policies, designed to challenge the status quo, dismantle inequitable transfer policies, and build a new approach to transfer and recognition of learning.
The Board published three opinion editorials in summer 2020 in national media outlets that target higher education leaders and policymakers, including Diverse Issues in Higher Education, The Hill, and Route Fifty.
- Inside Higher Ed invited four of the board members to serve as expert panelists and presenters during its fall 2020 webcast series entitled "Can We Finally Fix Transfer?"
- Inside Higher Ed invited Tackling Transfer to develop content for a dedicated column that provides an ongoing forum to drive national attention to transfer. The Policy Advisory Board members have written several pieces for the blog, including:
- The Transfer ‘Reset’
- Broken Transfer Systems Are a Barrier to Equitable Outcomes
- From California to Connecticut: Building the Will to Untangle Community College Transfer
- From Transfer to Learning as an Ongoing Journey
- Using Innovative Technologies to Improve Transfer Student Success
- Don’t Blame Students for Institutional Barriers to Equitable Transfer Success
For questions regarding the Tackling Transfer Policy Advisory Board, please contact Lara Couturier.