Michael Rao is an American academic administrator who is the current president of Virginia Commonwealth University, a public university in downtown Richmond, Virginia.
14 Facts About Michael Rao
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Michael Rao previously served as the president of Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and Mission College in Santa Clara, California.
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Michael Rao, the son of a physician from Mumbai, India, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Michael Rao received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of South Florida and his doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Florida.
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Michael Rao has been an administrator for more than 20 years.
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Michael Rao served as assistant to the president at the University of Florida, a member of the Association of American Universities.
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In 1992, Michael Rao became a dean at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, and became president of the college two years later.
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Michael Rao was chosen to be president of Central Michigan University, a large public, research university in the year 2000.
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When he left CMU in 2009, Michael Rao was one of the three longest-serving presidents among Michigan's 15 public universities.
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Michael Rao was selected to be the president of Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009.
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Michael Rao was selected for honoris causa membership in Omicron Delta Kappa at VCU in 2015.
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Michael Rao was officially installed as VCU's fifth president on October 14,2011 in an inauguration ceremony at the Siegel Center.
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In September 2019, it was reported that Michael Rao had signed as the sole author of an opinion piece that he had not written.
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Michael Rao is married to Monica Michael Rao, a professional watercolorist and graphic designer from Bengaluru.