Freeman Hrabowski: Transforming UMBC into a top STEM university
With his unique history, Dr Freeman Hrabowski led the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMBC) to become a leading research university renowned for advancing minority students in STEM. Here, he is interviewed by Not Alone Editor Prof Rafael L Bras.
Not Alone: Conversation with Leaders brings you the spoken words of leaders who have changed the world of research, academia and business. Dr Freeman Hrabowski is one of those. For 30 years, he presided over UMBC. The trajectory of that institution to a top research university — and its success in nurturing underrepresented minorities going into STEM fields — is legendary.
In this interview, we learn how his upbringing and unique history shaped this extraordinary leader.
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