Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III is a prominent American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992 he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, one of the twelve public universities comprising the Maryland university system. Hrabowski has transformed a no-name, commuter university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His administration continues to build a campus that’s first-rate in research and instruction, and that prepares students of all backgrounds...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth13 August 1950
CountryUnited States of America
Speak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.
What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.
I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.
Mann There are two kinds of people: those who GIVE energy and those who DRAIN energy.
Most people don't realize that it's not just minorities who don't do well in science and engineering - quite frankly, you're talking about Americans.
Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.
There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.
It is exciting to work with students thinking about issues of the day, from closing the achievement gap to finding a cure for cancer.
When you give of yourself, it's draining.
It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.
I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.
Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more girls to be involved in computing before coming to college so they can see a possible career in information technology.
I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.
In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very small percentage of women will be in computer science.