Mirron (Mike) Alexandroff Explained

Mirron Alexandroff
Other Names:Mike Alexandroff
Birth Date:1923
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Date:April 20, 2001
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation:President
Employer:Columbia College
Years Active:1961–1992
Known For:7th President of Columbia College

Mirron Alexandroff[1] (1923 - April 20, 2001) was an American educator and the sixth president of Columbia College Chicago. Succeeding his father, Norman Alexandroff, as the president of the college in 1961, Mirron Alexandroff is highly credited for reinventing the school as a liberal-arts college with a "hands-on minds-on" approach to arts and media education with a progressive social agenda.

Notes and References

  1. http://about.colum.edu/archives/college-history/presidents/mike-alexandroff.php Mirron Alexandroff, College Presidents, College Archives & Special Collections, Columbia College Chicago