Robert Franklin | |
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10th President of Morehouse College | |
In office July 1, 2007 – July 1, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Walter E. Massey |
Succeeded by | John Silvanus Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 22, 1954
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Cheryl Goffney |
Children | 3 |
Education | Morehouse College (BA) Harvard University (M.Div.) University of Chicago (Ph.D.) |
Robert Michael Franklin Jr. (born February 22, 1954) is an American author, theologian, ordained minister, and academic administrator who served as the tenth president of Morehouse College from 2007 to 2012. Franklin is a visiting scholar in residence at Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute. In January 2014, he became director of the religion program at the Chautauqua Institution.