The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture at Harvard aims to recognize individuals who through their dedication to activism, advocacy, scholarship, or service have made an indelible contribution to advancing justice and equality. The 2022 honoree is Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, who will give his lecture on Wednesday, October 12, at 6 p.m. ET.
Dr. Hrabowski is nationally celebrated for his leadership in developing a national educational model for students from diverse backgrounds to excel in STEM.
As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he served from 1992–2022, he cofounded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program, now a model for colleges nationwide. In 2022, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute launched the Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program to help build a scientific workforce that more fully reflects our increasingly diverse country.
At an early age he participated in the Children’s Crusade during the Civil Rights Movement, which inspired his life’s work.
Learn more at www.harvard.edu/mlk-lecture
