Peter Mohler, an administrator and researcher at the Ohio State University, will become the University of Alabama’s next president. He will begin his term July 21. Mohler replaces outgoing President Stuart Bell, who has led the university for 10 years.

The University of Alabama has found its next president. On Monday, Peter J. Mohler, PhD, was unanimously appointed the university's 30th president by the UA System Board of Trustees. His first official day on the job will be July 21.