Event Title
Higher Education and the Transformation of American Society: A 50-year Perspective
Location
Gorecki Center, Room 204
Start Date
11-7-2018 11:30 AM
End Date
11-7-2018 1:00 PM
Description
A book signing with Dr. Hrabowski will follow his presentation.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski is president of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) and a consultant on science and math education to national agencies, universities, and school systems. He was named by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. He also chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (2011). Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME(2012) and one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report (2008), he also received TIAA-CREF’s Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence (2011), the Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award (2011), and the Heinz Award (2012) for contributions to improving the “Human Condition.” Dr. Hrabowski’s most recent book, Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement, describes the events and experiences that played a central role in his development as an educator and leader.
Higher Education and the Transformation of American Society: A 50-year Perspective
Gorecki Center, Room 204
A book signing with Dr. Hrabowski will follow his presentation.