Robert Robbins | |
|---|---|
 Robbins in 2020 | |
| 22nd President of the University of Arizona | |
| In office June 1, 2017 – October 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Weaver Hart |
| Succeeded by | Suresh Garimella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Clayton Robbins November 20, 1957 Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Millsaps College (BS) University of Mississippi (MD) |
| Medical career | |
| Field | Cardiothoracic surgery |
| Institutions | Stanford University Medical Center Columbia University National Institutes of Health Emory University Texas Medical Center |
| Sub-specialties | Heart transplantation |
| Research | Stem cells for cardiac regeneration Cardiac transplant |
Robert Clayton Robbins (born November 20, 1957), known professionally as Robert C. Robbins or R.C. Robbins, is an American cardiothoracic surgeon and former president of The University of Arizona. In the spring of 2023, the Faculty Senate at the University of Arizona gave R.C. Robbins a vote of “no confidence” due, in part, to the university leadership’s inaction regarding a violent student who would go on to fatally shoot a professor in October of 2022.[1] He received a pay raise in October of 2023 from the Arizona Board of Regents.[2] This was followed by his decision in December 2023 to enact hiring freezes, eliminate the Salary Increase Program and Pay Structure Increase for staff and faculty and Tuition Guarantee Program for students, and restrict purchasing by university departments due to the University of Arizona’s poor financial position.[3] Previously, he was the president and CEO of the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, from 2012 to 2017.
- ^ "UA Faculty Senate passes 'no confidence' vote on university president". Arizona Republic.
- ^ "Arizona University Presidents Awarded Pay Raises And Bonuses". Arizona Daily Independent.
- ^ "University of Arizona Financial Action Plan". The University of Arizona.