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Thursday Jul 07, 2022
Thursday Jul 07, 2022
During his 30-year tenure, Freeman Hrabowski, the outgoing president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, has transformed UMBC from a small branch of the University System of Maryland into one of the leading producers of Black STEM graduates in the country.
In this interview, Freeman talks about how to have the difficult conversations that identify where students needs are not being met. How UMBC uses granular data to identify students who might be falling behind, and how inclusivity work is the tide that raises all boats so everyone benefits.
Find more resources about how to champion inclusion on your campus on THE Campus
Freeman's first book:
The Empowered University by Freeman Hrabowski III with Philip J. Rous And Peter H. Henderson
Research quoted in the intro:
“A critical exploration of inclusion policies of elite UK universities” by George Koutsouris, Lauren Stentiford, Brahm Norwich, in British Educational Research Journal
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so inspiring to be reminded
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
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