DiscoverNature PodcastHow mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists
How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists

How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists

Update: 2024-05-281
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Growing up in Alabama in the 1960s, mathematician Freeman Hrabowski was moved to join the civil rights moment after hearing Martin Luther King Jr speak. Even as a child, he saw the desperate need to make change. He would go on to do just that — at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where he co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, one of the leading pathways to success for Black students in STEM subjects in the United States.


Freeman is the subject of the first in a new series of Q&As in Nature celebrating ‘Changemakers’ in science — individuals who fight racism and champion inclusion. He spoke to us about his about his life, work and legacy.


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How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists

How mathematician Freeman Hrabowski opened doors for Black scientists