Oh, wow, this is simply too weird! Harris Mirkin is my former professor at UMKC. He was my political science professor, but actually he filled more of a mentorship role at UMKC to me and a lot of students because he was head of the school's Honors Program which provided a weekly colloquium for students to discuss latest events/issues and to achieve more in academics. He also led me to my internship at Planned Parenthood which then became a job for me for the next two years and eventually led me to my career in public policy.

I feel sad that he's come under a political firestorm now. He was always saying controversial political things that could be construed in a variety of ways, but isn't that what good professors/intellects do? Maybe other Missourians who read this page can enlighten me further on what's happening there.