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Ruthe Farmer breaks down the real costs of finishing college—and how Last Mile closes the gap
This conversation explores how Last Mile leverages trust-based, just-in-time support to close critical gaps in higher education, prevent thousands of near-graduates from dropping out for financial reasons, and convert sunk educational investment into real economic and workforce returns.
Dec 9, 2025
How Ruthe Farmer is Redesigning the Pipeline—and the Payoff—for STEM Students
Ruthe Farmer joins Dr. Riley Williams to discuss how she’s redesigning the STEM talent pipeline, and how Last Mile’s rapid-response support is transforming persistence, graduation, and workforce readiness. The conversation offers clear insight into what colleges, employers, and funders can do to unlock overlooked talent and strengthen America’s innovation economy.
Sep 22, 2025
Tech Talent Starts Here: How Last Mile Supports Student Success
The EduLedger shares a powerful conversation with Ruthe Farmer about unlocking opportunity in STEM education.
May 22. 2025
Lead with Heart — Creating Equal Opportunities in Tech
Ruthe shares innovative approaches employed by Last Mile with host Haley Cooper, such as the importance of their abundance-based philosophy, and more.
Dec. 10, 2024
Strategies for Effective Fundraising that Scale
How can nonprofit leaders better scale social change and build lasting funder relationships?
Oct. 24, 2024
Ruthe Farmer discusses the pivotal moments that inspired the fund, its innovative approach to enhancing economic mobility for financially vulnerable tech students.
Aug. 23, 2024
TALRadio — Last Mile’s Impact
How Last Mile Helps Tech Students in Need
Host Brenda Darden Wilkerson is joined by Ruthe Farmer. Ruthe shares the true battles women face while in higher education today - and spoiler alert, most of the time it isn’t in the classroom!
May 01, 2024
Invest in the Triers
Temple Grandin interviews Ruthe Farmer about the benefits of betting on striving students.
May 13, 2022
The Last Mile Education Fund helps students who run into hardships, complete their college degrees. How and why? Founder and CEO Ruthe Farmer chats with Techstination's Fred Fishkin.
August 14, 2024
Techstination: Helping students complete degrees
Promoting Inclusivity in Technology
Ruthe Farmer appeared on Debugged: A Congressional App Challenge Podcast, which connects the country’s youth and technology by *debugging* the intricate world of technology.
Feb 15, 2022
Tech Inclusion Entrepreneurship with Ruthe
Ruthe discusses her journey in computer science education and inclusion, the founding of the Last Mile Education Fund to close graduation gaps for financially vulnerable tech students.
Apr 18, 2022
The Cybersecurity Talent Pipeline Problem
Rian Walker, Sarah Lee, and Ruthe Farmer discuss the cybersecurity talent pipeline problem and the future of the cybersecurity workforce.
Nov 3, 2021
Careers For Women, Trades & Veterans in Tech
Ruthe Farmer talks about Last Mile Education Fund, aimed at giving a hand up to those that need expenses for the final two years of college.
Mar 15, 2021
Lightbulb Moment Podcast with Ruthe Farmer
Lightbulb Moment is a podcast focused on spotlighting women in STEM, media, and entrepreneurship.
Nov 11, 2020
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