About 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 (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’s 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.
There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.
Freeman A. Hrabowski IIIIt is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.
Freeman A. Hrabowski IIISpeak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.
Freeman A. Hrabowski IIIWhat people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.
Freeman A. Hrabowski III