Students who transfer to a university from a community college are a diverse, resilient group of individuals who often face many challenges and barriers upon transitioning from a 2-year institution to a 4-year institution. Due to their upper-division status upon arrival at the university, transfer students are often overlooked and even unsupported throughout multiple aspects of the transfer process. To further understand the issues that are faced by transfer students throughout the transfer process, we conducted research to get a better understanding of exactly who transfer students are, what challenges they face, and how universities can better support these students so they are able to complete their baccalaureate. We compiled this research into an annotated bibliography and developed a presentation to discuss our findings, personal anecdotes, and the suggestions we have to help Barrett, the Honors College move towards a more transfer-receptive culture. All questions asked during the presentation have been documented.

Restrictive housing, often known as solitary confinement, has been the subject of much legal debate since its inception. Prisoners housed in restrictive housing face more severe restrictions than the typical prisoner. In order to build upon prior research of restrictive housing litigation and identify themes in the types of claims brought forth in said litigation this study systematically examines thirty-seven state and federal cases alleging Eighth Amendment violations of prisoners housed in restrictive housing. Using qualitative content analysis, this study found that Eighth Amendment claims by prisoners housed in restrictive housing can be categorized in one or more of six distinct ways: (1) excessive force, (2) failure to protect, (3) healthcare, (4) length of restrictive confinement conditions, (5) inadequate treatment of inmates with mental health disorders, and (6) conditions of confinement. The analysis also reveals that cases alleging inadequate treatment for mentally ill inmates are more likely to succeed than cases involving other identified themes.