Michael A. Mcrobbie

2011 Great Immigrants

Michael A. Mcrobbie

President, University of Indiana

Born in Australia

Michael McRobbie is the eighteenth president of the University of Indiana, where he has served since 1997 and was appointed to his current position in 2007. Under his leadership, the university’s eight-campus system has undergone major expansion in both size and the quality of its student body, reinvigorated its global relationships, and launched new programs such as UI Online and the world’s first School of Philanthropy. He is also the chair of the Board of Directors of Internet2 and the Digital Preservation Network. In 2014, he received the Anti-Defamation League’s Man of Achievement Award. Updated 2014