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Issue date: 10/6/08 Section: Features

Media Credit: Quang Trinh

In the late 19th century, French writer Marcel Proust popularized the pastime of answering several questions that were meant to reveal the preferences of the person.
This issue's interviewee is Jeffrey Peck, professor and dean of Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.

What is your current state of mind?
Excellent, very happy to be at Baruch.

Who are your favorite authors?
W.G. Sebald and Philip Roth.

What is your most obvious characteristic?
Curious, especially about people.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Prudence.

If you could choose an object to come back as, what would it be?
A leafy oak tree.

What is your favorite word? Integrity.

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