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| − | '''Michael I. Sovern''' was the 17th [[President of Columbia University]]. He served previously as dean of [[Columbia Law School]], where he had been a professor, and as [[University Provost]]. Played a critical role in the immediate aftermath of the [[1968 protests]]. He sold [[Rockefeller Center]] for $400 million, effectively creating Columbia's endowment (prior to the sale, due to the debt crisis of the 1970s, Columbia did not have a large cash portfolio of invested assets). | + | '''Michael I. Sovern''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1951|51]] was the 17th [[President of Columbia University]]. He served previously as dean of [[Columbia Law School]], where he had been a professor, and as [[University Provost]]. Played a critical role in the immediate aftermath of the [[1968 protests]]. He sold [[Rockefeller Center]] for $400 million, effectively creating Columbia's endowment (prior to the sale, due to the debt crisis of the 1970s, Columbia did not have a large cash portfolio of invested assets). |
He is still teaching at the law school today. | He is still teaching at the law school today. | ||
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[[Category:Professors|Sovern, Michael]] | [[Category:Professors|Sovern, Michael]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:51, 10 August 2007
Michael I. Sovern CC '51 was the 17th President of Columbia University. He served previously as dean of Columbia Law School, where he had been a professor, and as University Provost. Played a critical role in the immediate aftermath of the 1968 protests. He sold Rockefeller Center for $400 million, effectively creating Columbia's endowment (prior to the sale, due to the debt crisis of the 1970s, Columbia did not have a large cash portfolio of invested assets).
He is still teaching at the law school today.
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| Preceded by Norman N. Mintz |
Provost 1979-1980 |
Succeeded by Henrik H. Bendixen (Health Sciences), Peter Likins (Morningside Professional Schools), Fritz Stern (Arts and Sciences) |
| Preceded by William J. McGill |
President of Columbia University 1980-1993 |
Succeeded by George Rupp |
