Drains Quote by Freeman A. Hrabowski III

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

I began to understand the challenges that first-generation college students and students of color have in college.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very…

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

There is something exciting about being in an environment in which it's really cool to be smart.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

It is exciting to work with students thinking about issues of the day, from closing the achievement gap to finding a cure for cancer.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

What people don't realize is that everybody needs support, one way or another.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more…

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

I wanted to find ways for colleges and universities to become involved with public schools to help young people prepare for college.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III

Speak up. You have to project! If people can't hear you, it doesn't matter what you say.

— Freeman A. Hrabowski III