Associate Vice President Global Engagement

Dr. Holly Hudson is the Associate Vice President for Global Engagement in the Office of the Provost. In this capacity, she provides leadership and oversight of the Global Engagement department, working across the University to promote, support, and ensure the execution of Texas A&M's global strategic plan.

Dr. Hudson has worked in International Education for two decades and has emerged as a leader in the field, holding memberships and serving in various roles in the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA), NAFSA: Association of International Education, the Forum on Education Abroad, and Diversity Abroad. She is on the Board of Directors for the Institute for Study Abroad, serves on the Podium Education Advisory Board, and is an AIEA Presidential Fellow.  

She advocates for access, equity, and inclusion in international education and frequently presents regionally and nationally on topics such as risk management, access and inclusion, and partnership and program development.

Dr. Hudson came to Texas A&M in 2018 as the Executive Director of Education Abroad, where she successfully led initiatives to improve campus relations, create organizational efficiencies, and elevate Education Abroad. 

She earned a Master of Science in Economic Development with an emphasis on International Development from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration from the University of Alabama.