Just twenty-five credits stood between Reggie Hanna and graduation from Howard University when his father's death forced him to leave school. After taking care of family matters, the one-time theater major found it difficult to get back on the college track. He acted and taught, established a repertory company in Dallas, and worked with the Smithsonian's Discover Children's Theater. "Despite my accomplishments," Reggie says, "I was haunted by the thought that I hadn't finished my bachelor's degree." He eventually settled into an office job, "but I just felt like I was collecting a check."