Hal Plotkin | |
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 Hal Plotkin at the Institute for Open Leadership in 2015 | |
| Senior Policy Advisor Office of the Under Secretary of Education | |
| In office July 2009 – August 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hal Wayne Plotkin September 14, 1957 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Loren A. Stein
(m. 1999; died 2020) |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Palo Alto, California |
| Education |
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Hal Wayne Plotkin (born September 14, 1957) is an American journalist and activist. He is currently the senior open policy fellow at Creative Commons.[1]
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.[2]
In 2003, Plotkin initiated the Foothill-De Anza Community College District's Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials[3] which are now more commonly known as Open Educational Resources.
- ^ Hal Plotkin Named First Creative Commons Senior Open Policy Fellow http://us.creativecommons.org/archives/1012
- ^ Reichelstein, Daniela (29 June 2009). "Plotkin to serve as Obama senior policy adviser: Palo Alto resident leaves Foothill–De Anza board after six years". Palo Alto Weekly. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ Policy on Public Domain Learning Materials