Robin Holmes Identified as One of Three Candidates for Key Post at Virginia Tech

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, has announced three finalists for the position of vice president for student affairs. The three candidates will all visit campus in early April for open forums and interviews. One of the three finalists is an African American.

Robin Holmes is vice president for student affairs and interim vice president for institutional equity and diversity at the University of Oregon. Holmes holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California State University at Fullerton. She earned a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology.

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