Jack Franke is the Registrar and Institutional Researcher for Academic Affairs and Professor of Russian at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center. Prior to his roles in Academic Affairs, Dr. Franke was the Dean of the Global War on Terrorism Task Force and the Multi-Language School where he lead instruction in Dari, Hindi, Indonesian, Kurdish-Sorani, Pashto, Punjabi, Turkish, and Uzbek. Dr. Franke has numerous publications and textbooks and over 50 conference presentations.
Dr. Franke has received numerous awards for his teaching and publications.

At the University of Texas at Arlington Dr. Franke was selected as Distinguished Alumnus in the College of Liberal Arts. He is a member of Phi Sigma Iota, Alpha Mu Gamma, and Kappa Delta Pi Honor Fraternities. He serves on the Chancellor’s Council of the UT System, as well as the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies and the Edward E. Rankin Society, both at UTA.