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Plotkin
Plotkin () is a surname of Russian Jewish origin, which indicates a person from Plotki, a name of several villages in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It may also refer to: *Alice Playten (1947–2011), born Alice Plotkin, American actress and singer *Andrew Plotkin (born 1970), American writer *Brian Plotkin (born 1984), American soccer player *Chuck Plotkin, American record producer *Diana Plotkin, American political activist *Faith Plotkin (born 1947), American writer *Gabriel Plotkin, Melvin Capital CEO *Gordon Plotkin (born 1946), British computer scientist *Gregory Plotkin, American film editor and director *Hal Plotkin (born 1957), American journalist and public servant *James Plotkin (born 1970), American guitarist *Joshua B. Plotkin, Evolutionary biologist and applied mathematician *Mark Plotkin (born 1955), American botanist *Mark Plotkin (chess player), Mark Plotkin (born 1998), Canadian chess player *Stanley Plotkin (born 1932), American physician, vaccinologist, and immuno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Plotkin
Hal Wayne Plotkin (born September 14, 1957) is an American journalist and activist. He is currently the senior open policy fellow at Creative Commons. From 2009 to 2014, Plotkin served as the Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary of Education, United States Department of Education, which has responsibility for all federal U.S. higher education policies and programs. In 2003, Plotkin initiated the Foothill-De Anza Community College District's Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials which are now more commonly known as Open Educational Resources. Early life Plotkin attended Palo Alto High School, where he was an editor for the student newspaper, ''The Campanile''. Family circumstances led him to drop out of high school during his junior year in order to work full-time in whatever jobs he could find, including gas station bathroom cleaner and pizza maker. Plotkin managed to graduate with his high school class in 1975 after administrators gave him course ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |