Nationally recognized higher education leader Freeman A. Hrabowski, III will be presented with the ACE Lifetime Achievement Award during ACE2018, ACE’s 100th Annual Meeting next month.
Hrabowski, president of the University of
Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for more than 25 years, will receive
the award March 12 during the Monday Luncheon Plenary.
“It is an honor to bestow ACE’s Lifetime
Achievement Award on one of the most accomplished campus leaders in this
country, one who has made an indelible mark on his institution and the
entire higher education community,” said ACE President Ted Mitchell.
“President Hrabowski has built UMBC into a powerhouse engine of social
mobility and academic excellence, particularly in the area of expanding
the number of minority students pursuing degrees in the fields of
science and technology.”
Hrabowski, who has been named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News & World Report,
also will address the Monday Luncheon Plenary on March 12. He will
focus on the evolution of higher education in the United States over the
past five decades and the role of colleges and universities in building
American society and addressing its challenges.
Hrabowski has led UMBC since 1992,
transforming it into an institution that redefines excellence in higher
education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching
and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. His
research and publications focus on science and math education, with
special emphasis on minority participation and performance. He chaired
the National Academies’ committee that produced the 2011 report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads.
He was appointed in 2012 by President Obama to chair the President’s
Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
With philanthropist Robert Meyerhoff,
Hrabowski co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program in 1988. The
program, which is recognized as a national model, is open to all
high-achieving students committed to pursuing advanced degrees and
research careers in science and engineering and to advancing
underrepresented minorities in these fields. His most recent book, Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement, describes the events and experiences that played a central role in his development as an educator and leader.
ACE2018 is
the country’s most distinguished higher education event, convening
nearly 2,000 leaders from deans to presidents and chancellors. It will
enable institutional leaders to generate fresh perspectives for
practical solutions, network with top leaders across all higher
education sectors, and bring data-driven insights back to campus.
Visit the ACE2018 website for additional information and to register. Join the conversation on Twitter at #ACE2018DC.