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In recognition for his work in education reform and founding of the Multicultural Alliance, a National Minority Teacher Fellowship program involving more than 400 k-12 schools and universities and more than 5000 teacher interns across the United States, Franklin received [[Old Dominion University]]<ref name="odu.edu"/> Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 and the [[Columbia University]]<ref>Columbia University: http://www.columbia.edu</ref>[[Teachers College]]<ref>Columbia University Teachers College: http://www.tc.columbia.edu</ref> Klingenstein Center<ref>Klingenstein Center: http://www.klingenstein.org</ref> Leadership Award in 1997. Dr. Franklin was named one of the Top 12 People to Watch in 2010 in Supercomputing by [[HPCwire]]<ref>HPCwire: http://www.hpcwire.com</ref>
In recognition for his work in education reform and founding of the Multicultural Alliance, a National Minority Teacher Fellowship program involving more than 400 k-12 schools and universities and more than 5000 teacher interns across the United States, Franklin received [[Old Dominion University]]<ref name="odu.edu"/> Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 and the [[Columbia University]]<ref>Columbia University: http://www.columbia.edu</ref>[[Teachers College]]<ref>Columbia University Teachers College: http://www.tc.columbia.edu</ref> Klingenstein Center<ref>Klingenstein Center: http://www.klingenstein.org</ref> Leadership Award in 1997. Dr. Franklin was named one of the Top 12 People to Watch in 2010 in Supercomputing by [[HPCwire]]<ref>HPCwire: http://www.hpcwire.com</ref>
Profiles on Dr. Franklin and his work have appeared in the [[New York Times]]<ref>New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com </ref>, [[Washington Post]] <ref>Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com</ref>, [[United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine]]<ref>United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine: http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com</ref>, [[Essence]]<ref>Essence Magazine: http://www.essence.com</ref>, [[CNN]] <ref> Cable News Network (CNN): http://www.cnn.com</ref>, [[NPR]]<ref> National Public Radio(NPR): http://www.npr.org</ref>, and Black Issues in Higher Education among others. Dr. Franklin has raised more than $65 million dollars in support of research and education programs.
Profiles on Dr. Franklin and his work have appeared in the [[New York Times]]<ref>New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com </ref>, [[Washington Post]] <ref>Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com</ref>, [[United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine]]<ref>United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine: http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com</ref>, [[Essence]]<ref>Essence Magazine: http://www.essence.com</ref>, [[CNN]] <ref> Cable News Network (CNN): http://www.cnn.com</ref>, [[NPR]]<ref> National Public Radio(NPR): http://www.npr.org</ref>, and Black Issues in Higher Education among others. Dr. Franklin has raised more than $70 million dollars in support of research and education programs.


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Revision as of 22:29, 11 June 2010

Kevin Franklin, EdD was born in Virginia, where he received degrees in Psychology and Education from Old Dominion University [1]. He holds a Doctorate of Education in Organization and Leadership from the University of San Francisco [2]. Formerly Executive Director of the University of California system-wide Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI)[3] and Deputy Director of the University of California San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC)[4], Franklin was appointed as Executive Director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science[5], Research Professor, Educational Policy Studies [6], Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies[7], and Senior Research Scientist for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications[8] at the University of Illinois[9]in July 2007.

Franklin is a principle co-founder of the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC)[10] and founder of the HASSgrid, a distributed Cyberinfrastructure supporting humanities, arts and social sciences data preservation and archives. Franklin is co-chair of the HASS Research Group for the Open Grid Forum (OGF) [11], a member of the Worldwide University Network[12] Grid Advisory Board, a member of the California State University, Los Angeles [13] College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology Advisory Board and a member of the joint National Science Foundation TeraGrid Science Advisory Board. In May 2007, Franklin co-guest edited Cyberinfrastructure Technology Watch[14] for the issue "Socializing Cyberinfrastructure: Networking the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences" [15]. Franklin is also the HASS Editor for Grid Today[16] and HPCWire[17].

In addition to his United States HASS Cyberinfrastructure work, Franklin leads a number of international research activities including the Advanced Research and Technology Collaboratory for the Americas (ARTCA) which he founded in 2007. He is a Special Advisor to the Costa Rica-United States Foundation (CRUSA)[18] and the Centro Nacional de Alta Technologia (CeNat)[19].

Franklin began his academic career teaching and coaching at San Francisco State University[20] where he also directed the Urban Scholars Minority Student Outreach Program and was a Senior Fellow in the San Francisco Urban Institute. Dr. Franklin served as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors and Interim Executive Director for Summerbridge National (Currently named Breakthrough Collaborative[21]) and he was a founder of the San Francisco Boys and Girls Club Project Discover Program[22] and a co-founder of the TEAMS AmeriCorps Fellowship Program[23]

In recognition for his work in education reform and founding of the Multicultural Alliance, a National Minority Teacher Fellowship program involving more than 400 k-12 schools and universities and more than 5000 teacher interns across the United States, Franklin received Old Dominion University[1] Distinguished Alumni Award in 1996 and the Columbia University[24]Teachers College[25] Klingenstein Center[26] Leadership Award in 1997. Dr. Franklin was named one of the Top 12 People to Watch in 2010 in Supercomputing by HPCwire[27] Profiles on Dr. Franklin and his work have appeared in the New York Times[28], Washington Post [29], United Airlines Hemispheres Magazine[30], Essence[31], CNN [32], NPR[33], and Black Issues in Higher Education among others. Dr. Franklin has raised more than $70 million dollars in support of research and education programs.

References

  1. ^ a b Old Dominion University: http://www.odu.edu
  2. ^ University of San Francisco: http://www.usfca.edu
  3. ^ UCHRI: http://www.uchri.org
  4. ^ San Diego Supercomputer Center: http://www.sdsc.edu
  5. ^ Institute for Computing in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: http://www.chass.uiuc.edu
  6. ^ Educational Policy Studies: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/eps/index.html
  7. ^ http://www.aasrp.uiuc.edu
  8. ^ National Center for Supercomputing Applications: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu
  9. ^ University of Illinois: http://www.illinois.edu
  10. ^ Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory: http://www.hastac.org
  11. ^ Open Grid Forum: http://www.ogf.org
  12. ^ Worldwide University Network: http://www.wun.ac.uk
  13. ^ California State University, Los Angeles: http://www.csula.edu
  14. ^ CT Watch: http://www.ctwatch.org
  15. ^ "Socializing Cyberinfrastructure: Networking the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences": http://www.ctwatch.org/quarterly/articles/2007/05/a-question-of-centers/
  16. ^ Grid Today: http://www.gridtoday.com
  17. ^ HPC Wire: http://www.hpcwire.com
  18. ^ Costa Rica-United States Foundation: http://www.cr-usa.org
  19. ^ Centro Nacional de Alta Technologia: http://www.cenat.ac.cr/cenat
  20. ^ San Francisco State University: http://www.sfsu.edu
  21. ^ Breakthrough Collaborative: http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/
  22. ^ San Francisco Boys and Girls Club Discover Program: http://www.projectdiscover.org/
  23. ^ TEAMS Americorps: http://www.teamsusf.org
  24. ^ Columbia University: http://www.columbia.edu
  25. ^ Columbia University Teachers College: http://www.tc.columbia.edu
  26. ^ Klingenstein Center: http://www.klingenstein.org
  27. ^ HPCwire: http://www.hpcwire.com
  28. ^ New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com
  29. ^ Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com
  30. ^ United Airlines Hemisphere Magazine: http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com
  31. ^ Essence Magazine: http://www.essence.com
  32. ^ Cable News Network (CNN): http://www.cnn.com
  33. ^ National Public Radio(NPR): http://www.npr.org
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