Archie Holmes

Archie Holmes, Jr. is a Professor in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and serves as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Virginia.  He received the B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1991, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1992 and 1997 respectively.

In his role as Vice Provost, Archie focuses on academic matters related to the curriculum and general health and welfare of the academic units.  Areas of responsibility include academic planning and program review, institutional accreditation, high impact experiences for undergraduate students, enrollment management, total advising, and the coordination of additional academic activities with other University leaders.  He also oversees several units including the Office of Summer and Special Academic Programs, the Center for Undergraduate Excellence, the Office of Institutional Assessment and Studies, the Contemplative Sciences Center, the University of Virginia Press, and the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities.