Convocation: Freeman Hrabowski

At age 13, Freeman Hrabowski was arrested for participating in the children’s crusade to protest the jailing of Martin Luther King Jr. In college, he was the only black student at the University of Illinois. He went on to earn a PhD, co-author two books, become president of a university, and appear in a Spike Lee film. Currently the president of University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an authority on minority participation and performance in science and math education, Hrabowski's convocation address was titled “Leadership and the Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in Promoting High Achievement among Minorities.”