Michael Harris

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Under Chancellor Harris’ leadership there is a strong commitment to enhance academic excellence and studentsuccess, engage in global education, build relationships and make friends, advance diversity and build sustainablecommunity partnerships as a catalyst for economic development and regional pride. In addition he is workingtoward developing and sustaining a committed and dedicated coalition for regional transformation throughentrepreneurship and innovation. It will serve to facilitate a departure from the "labor-material" paradigm ofproduction to a new economic model based on knowledge, innovation and globalization.

Chancellor Harris envisions IU Kokomo as a driving force in transforming North Central Indiana through educationand entrepreneurship to an economy of knowledge and innovation.

Previously, Dr. Harris was provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Kettering University(formerly G.M.I.); vice president for Academic Affairs at Ferris State University; associate provost (and interimprovost) at Eastern Michigan University; coordinator of undergraduate education at Eastern Michigan Universityand head of the Department of Political Science at Eastern Michigan University.

Chancellor Harris holds a Ph.D. in public policy from Indiana University; a master's degree from Tel-Aviv University,and a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. He is agraduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Institute for Educational Management and theManagement Development Program. He is the author of four books and published more than 40 professionalpapers and book chapters. Dr. Harris serves as a political commentator to a variety of broadcast and print media inthe U.S. and Israel; he taught at the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Tel Aviv University; was the V.P. forfinance & marketing at Tomer Industries in Israel; served in the Israel Defense Forces and retired at the rank ofmajor with active combat experience.

Academic recognition of Dr. Harris' includes: The Kern Foundation Entrepreneurship Education Network, “Best inClass” 2009 Award; an Honorary Doctorate in Educational Administration from Ave Maria College; DistinguishedFaculty Award for Teaching from Eastern Michigan University (EMU); recognition for Excellence in Teaching fromthe American Political Science Association; Distinguished Faculty Award from the Michigan Association of GoverningBoards; recognition by the Department of the Army for outstanding support of the United States Army R.O.T.C.cadre and cadets at EMU.

Chancellor Harris was born in Johannesburg South Africa and raised on a commune in Israel. He is married to Taliand they have three grown sons: Ronen, Asaf and Amit.