four questions
Platinum chats with Dr. Michael Harris.
The auto industry is in the midst of a
U.S. to pursue an academic career. He's published
major financial crisis, but DR. MICHAEL
four books and holds a Ph.D. in public policy from
HARRIS, the provost and vice president
Indiana University, as well as degrees in economics
for academic affairs at Flint's Kettering
and business administration from Israel's Bar-Ilan
University, remains optimistic. "It's going
University and Tel-Aviv University. He and his wife,
to take strong cooperation between the
Tali, live in Grand Blanc/Rockford and have three
government, the private sector and higher
adult sons. Here, we ask Dr. Harris our version of the
education working together to drive new
Four Questions. — Robin Schwartz
lived from 1772-1810. He was a teacher and spiritual
leader who breathed new life into the Chasidic move-
ment. For years, I've followed and have been very
interested in his teachings, beliefs and philosophy of
life. I have a lot of questions to ask him, including,
"How do you maintain happiness and goodness when
sometimes the realities of life are not so happy and not
so good?"
solutions and new opportunities," Dr.
Harris says. "It will be a painful time of
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1-MEDIA DO YOU LONG TO
SHARE?
adjustment, but I know our capacity,
intensity and technological ability will
get us through it." Harris, who was born
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE JEWISH
FOOD?
Kugel — the sweet kind with raisins. It's tasty, and it
reminds me of Shavuot. It's very Jewish; and in South
Africa, where I was born, kugel is a big thing at Jewish
celebrations.
The thing I'd share more than anything is
the CD More Best of Leonard Cohen. I love
his songs because they're spiritual, and he's truly a
storyteller. His poetry and messages are universal, but
they're grounded in Judaic issues. I feel very connected
to his work.
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TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?
commune, serving as an Israeli army major and working as vice
IF YOU COULD HAVE BRUNCH WITH
AN/ ONE BIBLICAL OR HISTORICAL
JEWISH FIGURE, WHO WOULD IT BE?
I got the most pleasure, happiness and joy when I
worked in a dairy in Timorim, Israel, and milked cows.
We had 270 cows and lived a communal way of life.
That was the happiest time for me.
president of an Israeli furniture company before moving to the
Rabbi Nachman Breslov, who was born in Ukraine and
in South Africa and grew up in Israel,
became Kettering's top academic officer a year and a half ago.
He's focused on steering the school (which was once General
Motors Institute) into the future with an emphasis on innovation
and cutting-edge technology. "We recently hosted the king of
Sweden," he said. "He helped dedicate our new Center of Energy
Excellence, which will produce alternative energy." Dr. Harris, who
turns 53 on Jan. 6, says he's "lived 100 lives," growing up on a
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