What are the current trends, issues, and research in First-Year Experience (FYE) and Student Transitions? How do you begin to bring together the range of departments and stakeholders responsible for FYE and Student Transitions into a cohesive, easy to navigate experience for our students? What are challenges and strategies in dealing with international, transfer, and first-gen students? Why is a focus on high-impact practices so important and what methods can we employ to scale such initiatives while maintaining quality and economy? What does an effective FYE experience look like in a virtual environment? Why is the sophomore year such a critical transition that often gets ignored and what can we do to address this deficit? What is the effectiveness of Common Read Programs and what are some strategies to break down the politics and barriers to implementing such programs?

On this episode of Student Affairs Live, host Tony Doody talks with the Director of the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, Jennifer Keup, to answer these questions and more.