Robert C. Holub
Encyclopedia
Robert C. Holub, Ph.D. is the 28th and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst
, beginning his tenure as chancellor in August 2008. Holub has announced he will step down from the chancellorship in July 2012, following his fourth year in office.
, New Jersey
, growing up in the state and becoming the first member of his family to attend college. Holub received his bachelors degree in natural science
from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1971, going on to earn masters degrees in Comparative Literature
(in 1973) and German (in 1976) and a Ph.D in German
(1979) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
, which he held from 2006 to 2008 before taking the chancellor position at UMass.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
, beginning his tenure as chancellor in August 2008. Holub has announced he will step down from the chancellorship in July 2012, following his fourth year in office.
Early life and education
Holub was born in NeptuneNeptune Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,366.8 people per square mile . There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1,485.4 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, growing up in the state and becoming the first member of his family to attend college. Holub received his bachelors degree in natural science
Natural science
The natural sciences are branches of science that seek to elucidate the rules that govern the natural world by using empirical and scientific methods...
from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1971, going on to earn masters degrees in Comparative Literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
(in 1973) and German (in 1976) and a Ph.D in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
(1979) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Academic appointments
Serving as a Professor of German at the University of California-Berkeley (full professor from 1989 on), he became a leading scholar 19th and 20th century German intellectual, cultural, and literary history. At Berkeley, he also served as the Undergraduate Dean, College of Letters and Science from 2003-2006, before taking the position of Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of TennesseeUniversity of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, which he held from 2006 to 2008 before taking the chancellor position at UMass.