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Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement

door 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"--… (meer)

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'The children are our future'. Every movement says that but this book shows that words are not enough. Results tell better than words and this book lays out in great detail how the Meyerhoff program is helping Black students and women get in to STEM careers and succeed. It is well worth reading for the lessons it teaches for any organization that wnats to thrive. (

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FCClibraryoshkosh | Dec 31, 2016 |

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I started this book expecting it to be a quick, light read like several of the others of this sort that I've reviewed. Instead, it was packed with thinking: I cannot believe I got it through the Early Reviewers program.
In his first chapter, Hrabowski discusses some of his experiences growing up with those who had directly experienced the segregated South. For the most part, the rest of the book discusses the founding of the Meyerhoff program, initially aimed at helping promising Black men achieve in STEM fields, and later expanded to women. Hrabowski details which aspects of the Meyerhoff program were significant in its achieving success, and how faculty and students at UMBC responded to its creation. As a teacher, I gained further understanding of my Black students' experience and cultural background, and came away from the book with several ideas for my classroom. (

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jwpell | Aug 6, 2016 |

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Not only is this book inspirational, it gives a great history lesson from a point of view that we often don't hear. This point of view is from Dr. Hrabowski, a child growing up in the south during the civil rights movement. He describes not only the struggles, but the successes he experiences during his schooling. I enjoyed reading about his life and appreciated the support and encouragement he received from his parents. As he moved on with his career, he set up programs which opened up countless opportunities for exceptional minority students to advance in STEM. These programs were then offered to all students. This book is a great read for all! Dr. Hrabowski is a true role model. (

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KWROLSEN | Jul 18, 2016 |

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Dr. Hrabowski has had an interesting life. In this book he chronicles his experiences as a child, taking part and being arrested for five days as a member of the Children’s Crusade, a part of the Civil Rights Movement during the 60s, to his years in college. He reflects on how these experiences shaped him both as a man and as an educator. He goes on to discuss how all races and genders must be included in achieving success in the STEM fields for our country to remain as great as it is. However, his advice can be used for success in all fields. He stresses the need for students to persevere, especially when things don’t come easily to them and for students to work together in groups to learn as a collaborative effort with teachers providing support when needed. He gives students practical advice for success such as be willing to listen to others and take advice, be willing to acknowledge that others might have different points of view that are equally valid, admit when you need help and seek it, but above all, have the desire to work hard and persevere to achieve success. This is a great book for educators of all types to read. (

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Susan.Macura | Jul 12, 2016 |

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I think education has come a long way. Many people, including Dr Hrabowski, have worked hard to keep diversity in the classroom. This book is a great example of youth empowerment, ‘stemming’ way back to the Civil Rights Movement. This is a very inspirational and easy-to-read book that teachers and students alike, should read. (

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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"--

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