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Henry Nicholas and the problem of getting through
He helped put broadband into ordinary homes. After Broadcom, Henry T. Nicholas III turned his attention to families outside the courtroom and students trying to reach college.
Jim Ryan and the price of not knowing
After nearly 28 years at Flexera, Jim Ryan has handed over the CEO role. His career connects two stubborn problems: companies that cannot see what they spend, and students who cannot see how to pay for college.
Mitch Gordon Put Freshman Year on a Passport
A teaching job in Taiwan became a career in global education. Now Verto Education's co-founder is trying to turn a semester abroad from an elective into the opening chapter of college.
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is a national nonprofit, founded in 1975, that empowers Latino families with the knowledge and resources to complete a higher education, while providing scholarships and support services to as many students as possible. Beyond financial awards ranging from $500 to $5,000, HSF connects roughly 10,000 selected Scholars each year to mentoring, career conferences, internships and employer partners. Through 2022 it had distributed more than $700 million in scholarships, and it now serves over 40,000 Scholars, alumni, parents and community members annually across the United States and Puerto Rico.