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Transfer Tea, An AACRAO Podcast
Episodes
33 episodes
Built by Students, Inspired by an Advisor
In recognition of Global Advising Week, this episode of Transfer Tea explores the evolving role of advising in an era shaped by learning mobility, transfer complexity, and student-centered innovation. Loida sits down with ...
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From Transfer to Trailblazers: The Tea Behind the System
They’ve been on both sides of transfer—as students navigating the process and as mentors helping others through it. In this episode, Mimi and Mckenna share the tea on what transfer students actually experience, what support really matters, and ...
Are We the Partner We Expect Them to Be?
In this episode of Transfer Tea, Loida sits down with Ashley to unpack a critical question emerging from research and practice: Are universities truly being the partners they expect community colleges to be? Drawing on insights from Lo...
If It’s Not Built for Students, Rebuild It
Transfer isn’t broken because people don’t care — it’s broken because processes go unexamined. In this episode of Transfer Tea, Loida sits down with Alex Aljets to talk about why institutions must continuously assess and map their proc...
Mobility Without Wi-Fi: Rethinking Access in Prison Education Programs
As higher education expands its commitment to access, Prison Education Programs (PEPs) are playing an increasingly critical role in creating equitable pathways for learners. But what happens when education must function without Wi-Fi, laptops, ...
From Service to Credit: The Promise and Pitfalls of JSTs
What happens when learning is recognized—but doesn’t fully move?In this episode of Transfer Tea, we explore the complexity of Joint Services Transcript (JST) credit through the lens of learning mobility. While JSTs document rigorous mil...
What is Learning Mobility?
Learning rarely follows a straight line—and higher education is being challenged to move with it. In this episode of Transfer Tea, Quintina Barnett Gallion joins the conversation to break down what learning mobility is, why it m...
Voices of SEM
In this season-opening episode of Transfer Tea, I share reflections from the Strategic Enrollment Management Conference and an intro for a new season centered on learning mobility. The episode explores why higher education must continu...
Why Advocate Anyway?
In this episode, we’re joined by a fellow higher education professional who walked the halls of Capitol Hill alongside us during Hill Day. Together, we reflect on why advocacy matters—even when the outcomes aren’t immediate, the process is comp...
The Great Disconnect: Why Admissions and Transfer Still Feel Like Two Worlds
In this special Admit It! and Transfer TEA crossover episode, hosts Alex Fronduto and Loida González Utley sit down to discuss one of the most persistent challenges in higher education—bridging the divide between...
Institutional Policies, Student Realities
In this episode of Transfer Tea, we explore the tension between student responsibility and institutional responsibility when it comes to navigating policies and processes. Inspired by a institutional policy workshop from
A University System's Blueprint for Better Transfer
In this episode of Transfer Tea, we sit down with Isaiah Vance, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advising & Transfer Initiatives at the Texas A&M University System, to explore how university systems are driving innova...
Systems in Sync: How NASH and Networked Improvement Communities Are Redesigning Transfer
What happens when higher ed systems stop working in silos and start transforming transfer together? In this episode, Juliette Price of the National Association of System Heads (NASH) spills the tea on how Networked Improvement Communities (NICs...
Direct Flight: Phi Theta Kappa’s Nonstop Route to Transfer
In "Direct Flight: PTK’s Nonstop Route to Transfer," we explore how Phi Theta Kappa is transforming the transfer landscape with its new direct admissions initiative. By partnering with four-year institutions, PTK is removing applicatio...
From Podcast to Podcast: A Preview of AACRAO’s Technology and Transfer Summit 2025
Brew your favorite cup because you do not want to miss this one! In this exciting episode of Transfer Tea, we welcome two incredible transfer champions: Loida Gonzalez Utley and Heather Adams from Transfer Nation! Together, they spill the...
Research for a Reason: Faculty Fueling Transfer Change
Research indicates that transfer students often perform as well as, if not better than, their peers who start at four-year institutions. However, misconceptions about the rigor and value of community college education persist. Faculty can chall...
Streamlining Transfer Articulation: The Role of Technology and the AACRAO SPEEDE Committee
In this episode of Transfer Tea, we explore how automation is transforming transfer articulation in higher education. Joined by members of the AACRAO SPEEDE Committee, we discuss technologies like OCR, XML, and EDI that are streamlining the man...
Reimagining Transfer in the University of North Carolina System
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System focuses on exploring innovative approaches to improving the transfer process for students. This initiative aims to address barriers and create smoother pathways for community college students and ot...
Transfer Virginia (Part 2)
In this episode we continue the conversation about Transfer Virginia and what it hoped for the future. Host:Loida González UtleyDirector of Recruitment and Enrollment ServicesTexa...
Transfer Virginia (Part 1)
If you have been following transfer news, you may have come across the transfer work being done in the state of Virginia. In this two-part episode we will learn more about what inspired Transfer Virginia, how it came to be, and what it is now.<...
With Great Knowledge…
Every summer, AACRAO invites field professionals in the registrar, admissions, and recruitment fields to share their expertise with congressional representative in Capitol Hill. Join us as we share our professional and personal experiences at t...
Making Sense of Accreditation
Join us as we attempt to unravel the meaning and purpose of accreditation, how it has changed over the past few years, what different terminology means, and how it has impacted credit mobility. Host:<...
Welcome Back to Transfer Tea
Set the table, it’s tea time…again! On this first episode, learn about being an upper level institution. Get to know your host, Loida González Utley, a leader in higher education and advocate for transfer students. Discover some of the upcoming...
Transfer Tea Season One Finale
Join Loida as she reflects on the first season of Transfer Tea, including what she learned, the guests that appeared, the ever-evolving role of transfer in higher education, and the notion that every higher education professional is an educator...
Confessions of a Transfer Recruiter
Fall recruitment season is over and in this episode, we gather transfer recruitment professionals for some post-recruitment tea. Join us as we discuss life on the road, what we have learned this recruitment season, and the complexities of recru...