Freeman A. Hrabowski III — American Educator born on August 13, 1950,

Freeman Alphonsa Hrabowski III is a prominent American educator, advocate, and mathematician. In May 1992 he began his term as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, one of the twelve public universities comprising the Maryland university system. Hrabowski has transformed a no-name, commuter university into a research institution recognized as one of the most innovative in the country. His administration continues to build a campus that’s first-rate in research and instruction, and that prepares students of all backgrounds for career success. Under his adept leadership, UMBC has been ranked the #1 Up and Coming University in the USA for six consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report magazine... (wikipedia)

I guarantee the people who study are going to be successful. Nothing can replace hard work.
I was fortunate to grow up in a middle-class home with two hardworking parents who enjoyed both reading and mathematics.
It is part of the work of education to have substantive relationships with your students.
Computer games tend to be boys' games, warlike games with more violence. We have not spent enough time thinking through how to encourage more girls to be involved in computing before coming to college so they can see a possible career in information technology.
In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very small percentage of women will be in computer science.