President - James Holloway
Dr. James Holloway was named the 19th president of The University of Toledo on May 22, 2025, by the UToledo Board of Trustees following an extensive national search. He began his tenure July 15, 2025.
A nuclear engineer, Holloway’s career has been a mix of research, teaching, administration and global work, including in India, Ethiopia and Ghana. Throughout his career, he has championed inclusive excellence, expanded research capacity and fostered civic partnerships.
Holloway joins UToledo from the University of New Mexico, where he has served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs since July 2019. He is also a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering. As provost, Holloway has been committed to providing students and faculty with the support needed to further the university’s academic mission and make a positive impact in a diverse and constantly evolving world. During his tenure, new first-year students increased by over 40%, reversing a long decline in enrollment; research expenditures in Academic Affairs units grew by 46%; and philanthropic giving doubled.
Before that, Holloway served two decades at the University of Michigan, where he was the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences (now emeritus). He held leadership roles including vice provost for global engagement and interdisciplinary academic affairs, vice provost for global and engaged education, and associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Engineering. His research focus is computational and mathematical modeling with applications in areas such as neutron and photon radiation transport theory, inverse problems and uncertainty quantification.
Born in Washington, D.C., into an Army family, he has lived in Thailand, Germany, England and six different U.S. states. Holloway earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois, completed advanced graduate work in mathematics at Cambridge University, and earned a doctorate in engineering physics from the University of Virginia. A native Midwesterner, Holloway and his family, including his wife, Johnna, and son, Patrick, are excited to join Rocket Nation.
Dr. James Holloway
Main Campus University Hall
Room 3500, Mail Stop 946
Phone: 419.530.5667
UTPresident@utoledo.edu
Traci McDaniel
Executive Assistant, Senior Administrative Operations
419.530.5667
traci.mcdaniel@utoledo.edu
Gail Simpson
Executive Assistant and Business Manager
Phone: 419.530.2211
gail.simpson@utoledo.edu