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Goodbye Seattle, Hello Texas For UW President Young

Michael Young speaks at a cherry tree gift reception at the University of Washington on May 20, 2014.
Flickr Photo/University Marketing (CC-BY-NC-ND)
Michael Young speaks at a cherry tree gift reception at the University of Washington on May 20, 2014.

University of Washington president President Michael Young has a new job lined up: He's set to become the next president of Texas A&M University. The news came as a bit of a surprise to UW officials. 

KUOW's Kim Malcolm talked about why Young is leaving with Seattle Times higher education reporter, Katherine Long.