Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC

In this first interview of the AKA Innovation series, Dr. Anne Khademian shares excerpts from her recent on-stage interview with a visionary, renowned higher education leader: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, longtime president of UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County). The discussion was part of a tribute event at the Universities at Shady Grove, as Dr. Hrabowski prepares to retire from his post after 30 extraordinary years of transformative leadership at the university.

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AKA Innovation

Few things in the world may be as intangible and, yet, as desired, as that thought-provoking word: “innovation.” On the AKA Innovation podcast, Dr. Anne Khademian, a longtime higher education leader, highlights innovative practices and leadership philosophies from a variety of fields and industries that can help to transform and catapult the way education is taught and delivered. She talks with an array of business leaders, technology gurus, educators and innovators of all types to harness their thoughts about the application and transferability of such transformative ideas and actions.

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Anne Khademian

Dr. Anne Khademian is the Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove,
a regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland. Before
joining USG, Dr. Khademian served most recently as a Presidential Fellow and
professor at Virginia Tech, where she enjoyed a stellar 17-year career that
included several years as director of the School of Public and International Affairs.
With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Khademian is a
nationally recognized scholar and author in the areas of inclusive leadership and
organizational change.