Franklin is originally from McCormick, South Carolina.DMU President Angela Franklin: An Unconventional Journey, Higher Education Today, June 24, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2017. She completed a B.A. in psychology at Furman University and then a Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Emory University, followed by an internship at Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta. In 1986, Franklin joined the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta as an assistant professor of psychiatry. She eventually became the school's associate vice-president for academic affairs.A Closer Look: Angela Walker Franklin, Business Record, May 13, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2017. In 2007, Franklin joined Meharry Medical College, Tennessee, as provost and executive vice-president. She briefly served as acting president in 2009. In 2011, Franklin was appointed president of Des Moines University, the first woman and the first African-American to hold the position.Angela L. Walker Franklin, PhD, South Carolina African American History Calendar. Retrieved November 27, 2017. She published a memoir, An Unconventional Journey … An Unlikely Choice, in 2014.President Angela Franklin, Des Moines University. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
