After more than 25 years working across business, nonprofits, telecommunications, financial services, education, and international development, I have come to appreciate how much these seemingly different sectors have in common.

Today, I would like to reflect on a critical and increasingly interconnected issue in U.S. higher education: the relationship between student financing, financial stress, and the mental health and well-being of college students and their families.

Today, on International Women’s Day, we raise our voices to celebrate the resilience, brilliance, and unwavering spirit of women around the globe. Women who nurture, lead, and challenge the tides of history, carving new paths where none existed before.