Co-published with At last there is a handbook that everyone in higher education can use to help increase transfer student success. This comprehensive resource has been brought together to meet the need for atruly holistic approach to the transfer experience. The book brings together research, theory, practical applications, programmatic illustrations, casestudies, encouragement, and inspiration, and is supplemented by an online compendium for continual updates of resources, case studies, and newdevelopments in the world of transfer.Based on a totally different way of thinkingabout, understanding, and acting to increase transfer student success, The Transfer Experience goes far beyond the traditional, limited view of transfer as a technical process simply about articulating credits, a stage of studentdevelopment, or a novel enrollment management strategy. Rather, the book introduces a stimulating array of new perspectives, resources, options,models, and recommendations for addressing the many needs of this huge cohort - making the academic, civic, and social justice cases for improvingtransfer at both transfer-sending and transfer-receiving institutions.