McNair Scholars Research Conference and Graduate School Fair
October 13-15, 2011 •  University of Delaware •  John M. Clayton Hall

Keynote Speaker

Freeman A. Hrabowski III
President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Freeman Hrabowski has served as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) since 1992. 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 recently produced the report "Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America's Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads."

In 2008, he was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report, which in both 2009 and 2010 ranked UMBC the #1 "Up and Coming" university in the nation and among the top colleges and universities for commitment to undergraduate teaching. In 2009, TIME magazine named him one of America's 10 Best College Presidents. In 2011, he received the TIAA-CREF Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence, recognized by many as the nation's highest award among college and university presidents.

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