Michael Kim

Dr. Michael KimMichael Kim, a distinguished concert pianist, scholar, and dean of Western University’s Don Wright Faculty of Music, has been named the next dean of the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. 

When Kim begins his tenure on July 1, he will become the fifth dean in the school’s 50-year history.

Kim previously served as director of the School of Music at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, dean of Music and acting vice-president (External) at Brandon University, and faculty associate to the president at Lawrence University. Across these roles, he has led strategic initiatives advancing research excellence, interdisciplinary collaboration, community engagement, student career readiness, and philanthropic growth.

Kim holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Juilliard School, and was silver medalist in the 1992 Scottish International Competition in Glasgow, a prizewinner in the Leeds and Ivo Pogorelich International Piano Competitions, and grand prizewinner of the Canadian Music and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation National Radio Competitions.