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Goodbye Seattle, Hello Texas For UW President Young

caption: Michael Young speaks at a cherry tree gift reception at the University of Washington on May 20, 2014.
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Michael Young speaks at a cherry tree gift reception at the University of Washington on May 20, 2014.
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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.

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