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The Resource Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III

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"Born in Birmingham, Alabama, once known as the "most segregated city" in the United States, Freeman Hrabowski discovered the courage to stand up for civil rights and educational opportunity when he heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call and joined the Children's March in 1963. Along with other protesting students, 12-year old Freeman spent five terrifying days in jail. But the march, the arrests, and the experience, led to desegregation in Birmingham and a life's journey for Freeman Hrabowski. In [Title], Dr. Hrabowski relates his experiences with the civil rights movement in Birmingham as a child, his relentless desire for a quality education, his development as a leader in higher education, and the ways these experiences led to the development of programs and policies supporting inclusive excellence and educational success for African Americans. Dr. Hrabowksi details the lessons about education he drew from his own experiences as a student, faculty member, and administrator. He relates the circumstances in which he was able to draw on those lessons to develop the most successful program in the United States - the Meyerhoff Scholars Program -- for educating African Americans who go on to earn doctorates and M.D.-Ph.D.s in the natural sciences and engineering. And, lastly, he turns to a discussion of how important it is for research universities the seek inclusive excellence, work across the educational spectrum from Kindergarten through graduate school to ensure student success"--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
200 pages
Contents
  • Standing up for justice
  • Development of an educator
  • Inclusive excellence in science and engineering
  • Raising a generation of achievers
Isbn
9780807003442
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Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement
Title
Holding fast to dreams
Title remainder
empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement
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Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
"Born in Birmingham, Alabama, once known as the "most segregated city" in the United States, Freeman Hrabowski discovered the courage to stand up for civil rights and educational opportunity when he heard Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call and joined the Children's March in 1963. Along with other protesting students, 12-year old Freeman spent five terrifying days in jail. But the march, the arrests, and the experience, led to desegregation in Birmingham and a life's journey for Freeman Hrabowski. In [Title], Dr. Hrabowski relates his experiences with the civil rights movement in Birmingham as a child, his relentless desire for a quality education, his development as a leader in higher education, and the ways these experiences led to the development of programs and policies supporting inclusive excellence and educational success for African Americans. Dr. Hrabowksi details the lessons about education he drew from his own experiences as a student, faculty member, and administrator. He relates the circumstances in which he was able to draw on those lessons to develop the most successful program in the United States - the Meyerhoff Scholars Program -- for educating African Americans who go on to earn doctorates and M.D.-Ph.D.s in the natural sciences and engineering. And, lastly, he turns to a discussion of how important it is for research universities the seek inclusive excellence, work across the educational spectrum from Kindergarten through graduate school to ensure student success"--
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contains biographical information
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371.829/96073
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
LC2717
LC item number
.H73 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Simmons College/Beacon Press race, education, and democracy series book
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Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
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Publication
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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rdacarrier
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text
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txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Standing up for justice -- Development of an educator -- Inclusive excellence in science and engineering -- Raising a generation of achievers
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
200 pages
Isbn
9780807003442
Lccn
2014041628
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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n
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illustration
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(OCoLC)ocn902985949
Label
Holding fast to dreams : empowering youth from the civil rights crusade to STEM achievement, Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Standing up for justice -- Development of an educator -- Inclusive excellence in science and engineering -- Raising a generation of achievers
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
200 pages
Isbn
9780807003442
Lccn
2014041628
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustration
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(OCoLC)ocn902985949

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