Florida A&M University (FAMU) engineering graduate William H. Robinson, Ph.D., has been named Vanderbilt University�s vice provost for academic advancement and executive director of the Provost�s Office for Inclusive Excellence.
Robinson, who previously served as interim vice provost of Strategic Initiatives, will continue his role as the leader of Vanderbilt University�s efforts to build and sustain a culture of inclusion, belonging and respect in the university�s trans-institutional research and educational missions, including academic affairs, faculty affairs, admissions, research and more, Vanderbilt�s Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente, Ph.D., said in an announcement.
�I am excited to have this opportunity to continue serving the Vanderbilt community in this new and expanded leadership capacity,� Robinson said. �As we seek to innovate, discover and create a better world, we must understand that our success is based on us first working to create a welcoming, inclusive community that recognizes the humanity in each of us and embraces differences with respect.�
Robinson, who joined the Vanderbilt University in 2003 as an assistant professor, became the first African American to earn promotion with tenure in the School of Engineering�s history in 2010. He became the first African American to earn promotion to professor in 2018.
After graduating from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering with a bachelor�s degree in electrical engineering in 1996, Robinson went on to receive his master�s in electrical engineering and a doctorate in electrical and computer engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.
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