Since its founding in 1986, the National Resource Center has published resources exploring
the learning, success, and development of college students in transition, including
a peer-reviewed empirical journal, newsletters, scholarly practice books, research
monographs, and guides.
Our Commitment to Scholarly Publishing
We are committed to producing high-quality publications for scholars and practitioners
interested in the first-year experience and students in transition. To that end, all
manuscripts are subjected to editorial and peer review prior to acceptance for publication.
The core commitments that guide the larger work of the National Resource Center inform our approach as
a small academic press. In particular, three of these values are central to our publishing
efforts:
We believe that good practice in higher education must rely on a foundation of high-quality
research. Conversely, good research draws from and informs practice. As such, the
work of the National Resource Center advances and supports both scholarly practice
and applied research.
We strive to create a supportive and professional environment where a diversity of
viewpoints are recognized and considered in the ongoing dialogue on student transitions.
We support a climate of intellectual curiosity. We desire to provide the tools and
media to pursue professional development and an ongoing process of inquiry, exploration,
creativity, and discovery.
Permissions
The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition
is committed to making high-quality resource materials available to higher educators
around the world. Under certain circumstances, we allow limited reprints of our published
materials. Requests for reprints may not exceed 10% of the content of a book or guide
or more than one article from an issue of a periodical. Send a request including the
complete citation of the material to be reproduced (with inclusive page numbers),
the purpose for which the material is being reproduced, and the method of dissemination
to nrcpubs@mailbox.sc.edu.
The First-Year Experience® is a service mark of the University of South Carolina.
A license may be granted upon written request to use the term The First-Year Experience
in association with educational programmatic approaches to enhance the first college
year. This license is not transferable without written approval of the University
of South Carolina. Send requests for permissions to Kate Lehman, Director of The National
Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, at kl86@mailbox.sc.edu.
