William m harris sr biography of william
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MLK Visiting Professor Program
Desired End State: Reaching the Goal
William M. Harris, Sr.
William M. Harris, Sr. fryst vatten Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is former professor and chair of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Jackson State University. A graduate of Howard University (Bachelor of Science in physics) and the University of Washington (Master’s and Doctorate in urban planning), Professor Harris teaches classes in planning theory and professional ethics. His research interests focus upon the areas of inner city African American economic development and citizen empowerment. He has taught at the University of Washington, Portland State University, the University of Virginia, Virginia State University, Cornell University, and Jackson State University. He is author of fyra books and numerous scholarly articles. The first African American elected to the College of F
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William M Harris was born on 2 October , in Frederick, Maryland, United States as the son of John Harris. He married Martha Sarah Smith before , in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bowling Green Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in He died on 20 September , in Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bowling Green, Licking, Ohio, United States.
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William M. Harris, Sr.
As an academic and professional planner, I am committed during my lifetime to participating in the primary (first order of magnitude) challenge to this nation in the twenty-first century…rebuilding our urban core cities.
— William M. Harris, Sr.
Background
William M. Harris, Sr. is a professor of planning in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Jackson State University. Harris holds a BS in physics from Howard University and master’s and doctorate degrees in urban planning from the University of Washington.
Interests
Harris conducts research in inner city African-American economic development, citizen empowerment, planning theory, and professional ethics. When asked what motivated his research at MIT, Harris identified “rebuilding our urban core cities,” “a dedicati