Freeman A. Hrabowski III
| Freeman A. Hrabowski | |
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| University of Maryland, Baltimore County | |
| Term | 1992 – |
| Born | August 13, 1950 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Hampton Institute B.A. '69 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A.M. '71, Ph.D. '75 |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Coleman Hrabowski |
| Website | http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/president/ |
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Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, (born August 13, 1950) in Birmingham, Alabama, is a prominent African American educator. He has served as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County since May 1992.
Dr. Hrabowski graduated at 19 from Hampton Institute with highest honors in mathematics. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he received his M.A. in mathematics and four years later his Ph.D. (higher education administration/statistics) at age 24.[2]
Dr. Hrabowski is co-author of the books, Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males, published in 1998, and Overcoming the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Young Women, published in 2001.
Dr. Hrabowski serves as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and universities and school systems nationally.
He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, He also holds honorary degrees, including most recently from Harvard University,[3] Duke University, the University of Illinois, Gallaudet University, the Medical University of South Carolina, Binghamton University, and Goucher College.
Hrabowski is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
In 2008, U.S. News & World Report named Hrabowski one of America's Best Leaders.[4]
He was also on President Obama's 2008 short list for Secretary of Education.[5]
In 2009, Time Magazine named Dr. Hrabowski one of the Top Ten College Presidents.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Reiter, Amy F. (January/February 2004). "Changing the Equations". Illinois Alumni Magazine (Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Alumni Association). http://www.uiaa.org/illinois/news/illinoisalumni/utxt0401h.html. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ Clark, Kim (November 19, 2008). "About UMBC, Freeman A. Hrabowski III". U.S. News and World Report. http://www.umbc.edu/aboutumbc/president/index.php. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski Receives Honorary Degree from Harvard". UMBC Community News. May 2010. http://my.umbc.edu/news/1686. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Clark, Kim (November 19, 2008). "America's Best Leaders: Freeman Hrabowski, University of Maryland-Baltimore County". U.S. News and World Report. http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/best-leaders/2008/11/19/americas-best-leaders-freeman-hrabowski-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county.html. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ Bowie, Liz (November 10, 2008). "The next U.S. secretary of education". Inside Ed. Baltimore Sun. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/education/blog/2008/11/the_next_us_secretary_of_educa.html. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
- ^ Cruz, Gilbert (November 11, 2009). "Freeman Hrabowski - The Top Ten College Presidents". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1937938_1937933_1937920,00.html. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
