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Holland served as an institute director in Salt Lake City after earning his Ph.D. He served as director of the Melchizedek Priesthood MIA.<ref name = Godfrey/> In 1974, Holland was appointed Dean of [[BYU College of Religious Education|Religious Education]] at BYU; during which period of time, he was the youngest dean at BYU. He served as the eleventh commissioner of the [[Church Educational System]] from 1976 to 1980.
In 1980, Holland was appointed to succeed [[Dallin H. Oaks]] as president of BYU. A significant achievement during Holland's presidency was the founding of the [[BYU Jerusalem Center]]. Holland also led a $100,000,000 fundraising campaign.<ref name = Searle/> During his presidency, the BYU Center for International Studies was renamed the [[David M. Kennedy]] Center for International Studies and had its role at BYU re-emphasized.<ref>{{citation |first= Jeffrey R. |last= Holland |url= http://kennedy.byu.edu/aboutus/ElderHolland.php |title= The Mission of the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies |date= 17 November 1983 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080210033959/http://kennedy.byu.edu/aboutus/ElderHolland.php |archivedate= 10 February 2008 |df= }}</ref>
As president of BYU, Holland encouraged academic excellence in an atmosphere of faith. Like future BYU president, [[Cecil O. Samuelson]], Holland emphasized that BYU could not do everything, but would seek excellence in what it did choose to do.<ref>{{citation |url= http://unicomm.byu.edu/president/holland.aspx |title= Jeffrey R. Holland |work= Past Presidents, BYU Office of the President |publisher= Brigham Young University |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070715073428/http://unicomm.byu.edu/president/holland.aspx |archivedate= 2007-07-15 |df= }}</ref>
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