Bill Gates never finished college, but he is one of the single most powerful figures shaping higher education today. That influence comes through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, perhaps the world’s richest philanthropy, which he co-chairs and which has made education one of its key missions. I sat down with him to talk about his vision for how colleges can be transformed through technology. The interview was picked up by MSNBC’s Web site, The Huffington Post, Marketplace’s Mid-Day Update, and Slashdot, among others.