Freeman A. Hrabowski III Quotations

Mann There are two kinds of people: those who GIVE energy and those who DRAIN energy.

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.

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

When you give of yourself, it's draining.

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

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

Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more girls to be involved in computing before coming to college so they can see a possible career in information technology.

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