Freeman A. Hrabowski III Quotes
- Most people don't realize that it's not just minorities who don't do well in science and engineering - quite frankly, you're talking about Americans.
- Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.
- There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.
- I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.
- My mother was an English teacher who decided to become a math teacher, and she used me as a guinea pig at home. My father…
- In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very small…
- I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.
- I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.
- It is exciting to work with students thinking about issues of the day, from closing the achievement gap to finding a cure for cancer.
- It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.
- I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.