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# U.S. Department of Education to Host National Summit on Improving Student Transfer Process

# U.S. Department of Education to Host National Summit on Improving Student Transfer Process

**Contact:  **press@ed.gov

**Event Date 1 : **November 9, 2023 - 9:00am

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The U.S. Department of Education is  hosting a national summit Thursday in Annandale, Virginia, with more than 200  higher education leaders on improving student transfer process. The Department  will urge educators and stakeholders to explore what can be done to help  students avoid getting stranded as they attempt to transfer from two-year to  four-year institutions in striving for a degree.

In the wake of the Supreme Court  ruling on affirmative action, the Biden-Harris Administration believes it must  fix transfer in this country, which disproportionately impacts students of  color and other underserved students. Though 40 percent of students transfer at  some point in their studies, they lose more than 40 percent of their  accumulated credits on average when transferring between institutions, which  costs them time, money, and too often the credentials they sought to  earn. 

Thursday’s summit brings together  state, institution and other leaders in the field to tackle the transfer  problem in an effort to increase access and improve completion for all students  in order to prepare the workforce of today – and tomorrow. 
   **Event 1****Who :**                 U.S. Under Secretary of Education James KvaalAssistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education Nasser Paydar National higher education leaders and state teams		 **What :**                                        National summit on America’s higher ed transfer problem, entitled, “Raise the Bar: Tackling Transfer to Increase Access, Improve Completion, and Prepare Today’s Workforce”                           		 **When :**		                       9 a.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023                          			 **Where :**Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center Theater  Northern Virginia Community College – Annandale Campus  8333 Little River Turnpike  Annandale, Virginia**NOTE:******Opening remarks and the panel discussions through 10:45 a.m. are  open press; the breakout sessions afterwards are closed to media coverage.**RSVP:** Reporters wishing to cover the event are asked to please RSVP to: pressRSVP@ed.gov.   -  Tags: Media Advisories
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