University & Academic Leadership

Freeman Hrabowski, III

Freeman Hrabowski, III is a highly respected mathematician, educator, and advocate for minority participation in STEM fields. He served as the longtime President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he transformed the institution into a national model for inclusive excellence in science and engineering education. Under his leadership, UMBC was ranked the

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Booker T. Washington

Born into slavery in Virginia, Booker T. Washington displayed an unwavering thirst for knowledge and self-improvement. His arduous 500-mile journey to Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, as it was then known, marked a pivotal moment in his life, as eloquently described in his autobiography, Up from Slavery. Graduating in 1875, Washington’s dedication and leadership qualities

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