
Michael B. Alexander, M.A.
President
Education: A.B.D. toward Ed.D. in Higher Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education; M.A. in Education, Ohio State University; A.B. in History and Literature of America, Harvard University
Michael Alexander is the President of Lasell University. As the institution’s educational and administrative leader, his primary responsibility is to provide an environment in which faculty and staff can make maximum use of their professional expertise and experience to contribute to the personal and intellectual growth of every Lasell student.
Since becoming President in 2007, Michael has overseen a dramatic increase in total student enrollment, full-time faculty, and annual giving. He has led two successful capital campaigns. Under Michael’s direction, the University has become home to a robust Graduate and Professional Studies division, with more that 20 programs. He leads regular community-wide strategic planning sessions to set goals for the future of the University and its continuing care retirement community, Lasell Village. In addition to his role at Lasell University, Michael serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Lasell Village.
Michael is recognized as an expert on the financing of higher education and as the founder of the Lower Cost Models for Independent Colleges Consortium (LCMC), which now consists of more than 80 colleges across the country. The LCMC is dedicated to the invention and implementation of new business models that will support the delivery of high quality private higher education at significantly lower prices to students and their families.
Michael’s leadership facilitated the creation of a Campus Master Plan and consequently managed the financing and construction of three new residence halls, two underground parking garages, two new courtyards and a fitness facility, in addition to a complete dining hall renovation. Two major academic centers, the Donahue Center for Creative and Applied Arts and the Science and Technology Center (STC) were also founded and constructed during his tenure.