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Witt oversaw era of unprecedented growth

Witt oversaw era of unprecedented growth

Tray Smith April 10, 2012

Nine years ago, the University of Alabama was a different place. Fewer than 20,000 students populated a campus that did not yet include the Bryce property or an Honors College. The University accepted...

Chancellor to search, select, oversee president

Tray Smith April 1, 2012

Among Robert Witt’s first duties as the new chancellor of the University of Alabama System will be recommending a replacement for himself as president of the University of Alabama. The chancellor is...

Witt takes over as chancellor of UA system

Witt takes over as chancellor of UA system

Stephen N. Dethrage March 6, 2012

The University of Alabama System board of trustees selected UA President Robert Witt to replace Malcolm Portera, who retired in January, as the next chancellor of the UA System yesterday. The board of...

Karen Steckol will be missed

R.B. Walker November 7, 2011

Painful news came to Montgomery on Friday when I received word of former faculty senate president Karen Steckol’s untimely passing. After the initial shock, I reflected warmheartedly on a classy lady’s...

Our View: Witt, UA cannot defend systemic segregation

Our View September 19, 2011

As students of The University of Alabama, we were both saddened and embarrassed last week when President Witt defended segregation in the greek community. “It is appropriate that all our sororities...

Details about Witt’s race e-mail emerge

Jonathan Reed February 7, 2011

An e-mail sent by UA President Robert Witt to students Saturday addressing concerns about a racial slur was prompted by a Friday incident in which someone inside the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house verbally...

President’s e-mail message receives mixed views

Will Tucker February 7, 2011

In the wake of the campus-wide e-mail directly from University President Robert Witt, students turned to social media sites like Twitter and Facebook as rumors spread Saturday about the events surrounding...

Witt addresses racial incident in campuswide email

Will Tucker February 5, 2011

In a rare occurrence, University President Robert Witt addressed students, faculty and staff in a campuswide email sent Saturday afternoon. The message addressed a racially charged incident that occurred...

Board to approve Foster plaza design

Board to approve Foster plaza design

Amanda Peterson April 7, 2010

UA President Robert Witt has said he wanted a memorial plaza to recognize all of Foster Auditorium’s history, rather than focusing only on the 1963 “Stand in the Schoolhouse Door” speech and the...

PACT is a promise state should keep

Letter to the Editor March 28, 2010

When I received UA President Robert Witt’s campus-wide e-mail urging me to call my representatives and tell them to support the bill that would not place a tuition cap on PACT students, I almost lost...

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

2010 Premier Award Winners Recognized

Patty Vaughan March 11, 2010

UA President Robert Witt recently recognized the 2010 Premier Award winners. The eight winners were recognized for scholarship, leadership and service to the University. Olesea Volosin won the William...

Obama greets football team

Alan Blinder March 10, 2010

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama congratulated the Alabama football team on its 2009 national championship in a White House ceremony Monday. “I think it's safe to say that the Tide is back,”...