- Graduated from Dartmouth College in 1927 and received a masters and doctorate from Columbia University in sociology. He began teaching at Dartmouth shortly thereafter (1929).
- Born in Greece, and came to America when he was 16. Conducted some research in Greece prior to starting his professorship.
- Expert in propaganda studies. Created and taught the course “Public Opinion and Propaganda,” one of the first on the subject in the nation.
He invented a course in propaganda in the 1930s, which was really cutting-edge in this country and in fact he became a very prominent and… one of the more knowledgeable people on propaganda. Everything that he taught was really cutting-edge. –Michael Choukas Jr. D ’51 (Son)
- Authored two books, Black Angels of Athos (1934), and Propaganda Comes of Age (1965).¹
- Called to serve by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services (precursor to the CIA) during the end of World War II (therefore took a leave of absence of three years from the department).
- Shortly after returning, served as chairman to the sociology department before moving back to Greece.
Much of the information in the bio. was collected from an interview conducted with Michael Choukas Jr. on February 19, 2018.