NDSU Provost Bruce Rafert has appointed Michael Robinson as interim dean of the NDSU libraries, effective Jan. 17.

Robinson has been serving as interim associate director since November, and is director of the NDSU Archives. He came to NDSU in 1996 as the archivist. He has a bachelor's degree from Ripon College, a master’s degree from Indiana University and a master of science in library science from Long Island University. 

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