Janet Marling is the Executive Director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), which is housed at the University of North Georgia. NISTS was established in 2002 at the University of North Texas and later moved to its present location in 2012. During this time, NISTS has grown into one of the largest national organizations focused on the unique needs of transfer students. In this interview, conducted by Stephen J. Handel, Executive Director of Higher Education at The College Board and a member of the NISTS Advisory Board, Marling talks about the challenges that transfer students face, the aims of her organization to help address those challenges, and the ways in which the transfer pathway--in all of its various manifestations--will increasingly serve the needs of students, especially those from underrepresented groups, seeking postsecondary degrees and training.