Beyond Free College

Dr. Eileen L. Strempel is currently the Inaugural Dean of The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA, after serving as the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. An American Council on Education Fellow hosted by Colgate University as well as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts, Strempel is a nationally recognized champion for transfer students and views superb public education as one of the principal social justice issues of our time. Dr. Stephen J. Handel has nearly four decades of experience in higher education, with a focus on the needs of community college students seeking the baccalaureate degree. After serving as the chief admissions officer for the University of California System, he is currently the executive director of higher education assessment use for the College Board, where he consults with colleges and universities around the country to implement admissions and enrollment practices that serve the needs of first-year and transfer students alike.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1. Transfer Contradictions: Bridging the Academic Divide

Chapter 2. The Flickering and Largely Untold History of Transfer

Chapter 3. Second Chances Are Good, But First Chances Are Better: The Role of K–12 in Transfer

Chapter 4. The Rise of Dual Credit

Chapter 5. Prior-Learning Credit: Honoring Transfer Students Who Work for a Living

Chapter 6. Competency-Based Education: Promises, Potential, and Proof

Chapter 7. Online Learning in the Twenty-first Century: Possibilities and Promises

Chapter 8. The Shifting Higher Education Landscape

Chapter 9. Tomorrowland: Proven Pathways Forward

Chapter 10. Beyond Traditional Transfer: Findings and Recommendations

About the Authors