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Kevin Franklin (basketball)
Kevin Franklin, EdD was born in Virginia, where he received degrees in psychology and education from Old Dominion University.Old Dominion University: http://www.odu.edu He holds a Doctorate of Education in organization and leadership from the University of San Francisco. Formerly executive director of the University of California system-wide Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI) and a deputy director of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), Franklin was appointed as executive director of the Institute for Computing in Humanities, Arts, and Social Science, (I-CHASS), research professor, education policy, organization and leadership, adjunct associate professor, African American studies, and senior research scientist for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois in July 2007. In addition Franklin was appointed associate director for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) in 2014. Franklin is a principal c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
