| Robert Charles Holub | |
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| Born | August 22, 1949 Neptune, New Jersey |
| Education | B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1971 M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1973 and 1976 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979 |
| Occupation | University Professor University Provost University Chancellor |
| Employer | University of California-Berkeley University of Tennessee University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Spouse | Sabine Holub |
Robert C. Holub, Ph.D. (born September 22, 1949) is the 28th and current chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst,[1] beginning his tenure as chancellor in August 2008.[2] Holub has announced he will step down from the chancellorship in July 2012, following his fourth year in office.[3]
Holub was born in Neptune, 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.[1][2]
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 Tennessee, which he held from 2006 to 2008 before taking the chancellor position at UMass.[1][2]
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