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Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III (born August 13, 1950) is a prominent African American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992 he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 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 is first-rate in research and instruction, and that prepares students of all backgrounds for career success. Under his adept leadership, UMBC has been ranked the #1 Up and Coming University in the USA for six consecutive years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014) by U.S. News and World Report magazine.

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Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.

Black, Hard, Kids, Work

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.

Balance, Engineering, Life, Men, Percentage

There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.

Cool, Environment, Really Cool, Smart

When you give of yourself, it's draining.

Draining, Give, Giving

My mother was an English teacher who decided to become a math teacher, and she used me as a guinea pig at home. My father had been a math teacher and then went to work at a steel mill because, frankly, he could make more money doing that.

Father, Math, Mother, Pig, Teacher

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.

Hard Work, Nothing, People, Replace, Successful

Mann There are two kinds of people: those who GIVE energy and those who DRAIN energy.

Drain, Kinds, Parenting, People, Two

It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.

Education, Relationships, Students, Substantive, Work

It is exciting to work with students thinking about issues of the day, from closing the achievement gap to finding a cure for cancer.

Cancer, Closing, Day, Issues, Thinking

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.

Educational, Engineering, Frankly, Minorities, Talking

I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.

Challenges, College, Color, Understand

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.

Boys, Computer, Enough, Girl, Technology, Warlike

I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.

Become, College, People, Public, School, Young