FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The University of Arkansas has named a new interim chancellor over a month after Joe Steinmetz resigned from the position.
According to the UA website, Charles Robinson, who is currently provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs at UA, will take over as interim chancellor on Aug. 16.
Robinson will take over for acting chancellor Bill Kincaid.
University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt said over the course of the next year a national search will be initiated to consider internal and external candidates for the permanent chancellor position, and that he will form a representative search committee to assist in the search process, according to the UA website.
Robinson leads the U of A, Fayetteville campus's academic enterprise in addition to the 25 departments that comprise the Division of Student Affairs. He has served as provost since July 2020 and as vice chancellor of student affairs since 2015.