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14 quotes by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III (born August 13, 1950) is a prominent 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...
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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... →

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

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Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more... →

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I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.

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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... →

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

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When you give of yourself, it's draining.

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

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

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Speak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.

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

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

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What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.

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