predecessor successor children birth_place title birth_date term_start order article_title term_end name
william j. mcgill george erik rupp douglas julie sovern sovern , elizabeth sovern , jeffrey sovern , bronx , new york president of columbia university 1 december 1931 1980 17th michael i. sovern
 1993 michael i. sovern
michael i. sovern

michael ira sovern -lrb- born december 1 , 1931 -rrb- was the 17th president of columbia university .
he is currently the chancellor kent professor of law at columbia law school .
he is a noted legal scholar of labor law and an expert in employment discrimination .
