The University of South Florida professor who stepped down from his position earlier this week wants to take back his resignation.
Dr. Abdul Rao, an associate dean and professor at USF’s School of Health, says he was rushed into a resignation after he was caught on tape and admitted to stealing a graduate student’s bicycle.
Rao accepted a 50,000 dollar buy out to resign from his 384,000 dollar per year position.
“Our position is his employment is over,” University Spoke[s]man Michael Hoad said. “And, anything different, his attorney will have to talk to our attorney.”
Professor Rao’s discovering that when you’re a thief — with a YouTube recording the fact, and a court case pending — jobs are scarce.
February 21st, 2009 at 11:52AM
Looks like he had a momentary attack of conscience and got over it…