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Michael Kent Young to be named sole finalist for Texas A&M president

February 3, 2015
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Michael Kent Young, a Harvard-educated lawyer who stabilized tuition and oversaw increased research funding as president of the University of Washington, on Tuesday will be named the sole finalist for the position of Texas A&M president by the Texas A&M Board of Regents in a special telephonic meeting.

Young, 65, who received his B.A. at Brigham Young University in 1973, reportedly was also recently considered for the president position at the University of Texas. But, like Kyler Murray, he will likely choose Texas A&M instead.

Widely considered one of the top 10 university presidents in the nation, Young took over at the financially-struggling University of Washington in 2011. He stabilized tuition and made good on promises to provide financial help to lower-income students and implement new online courses. Also, research funding grew by more than $100 million and fundraising records were set.

Further, under his guidance the University of Washington was recently ranked 15th in the nation among the top public universities and colleges in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and 11th by Forbes.

Texas A&M was ranked 25th by U.S. News & World Report.

After studying law at Harvard, Young served as a law clerk to the late Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. He then spent 20 years teaching and researching international law and human rights at the Columbia University Law School. There he founded the Centers for Japanese and Korean Legal Studies.

He was later named dean of the George Washington University Law School. Then, he served as President and Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Utah for seven years from 2004 to 2011.

Young chaired the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1998-2006. He also served as Deputy Under Secretary and Ambassador for Trade & Environmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of State from 1989 to 1993.

Young has written two books and six major law review articles.

He would take over at Texas A&M for Dr. Mark Hussey, who has served as interim president since former president Dr. R. Bowen Loftin stepped down in 2013. Loftin is now Chancellor at the University of Missouri.
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Michael Kent Young to be named sole finalist for Texas A&M president

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Olin Buchanan
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Michael Kent Young to be named sole finalist for Texas A&M president
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Young, 65, who received his B.A. at Brigham Young University in 1973, reportedly was also recently considered for the president position at the University of Texas. But, like Kyler Murray, he will likely choose Texas A&M instead.
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Good luck.
atm86
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Posted in the poors football forum...
FightingAggie
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Flipped him.
agnerd
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But, like Kyler Murray, he will likely choose Texas A&M instead.

Forgot for a second there that I was reading a Texags article. Thanks for clearing it up. Well done on the passive, aggressive dig.
Sniffing Accountant
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Swing Your Saber
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Great Hire! Top Tier President.
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What are the odds he is related to Brigham Young? .... and Steve Young?
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What do the wives look like?
Charlie 31
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Welcome to Aggieland, Dr. Young. Gig 'em!!! :-)
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Red Skye
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Seems like a solid hire.
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aggie09whoop
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Not a Perry crony
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quote:
What are the odds he is related to Brigham Young? .... and Steve Young?
He is
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Young is the great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young's brother.
AggieLit
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A few things that jump out:

This guy comes from a liberal arts background, and is quite the scholar, apparently. Japanese law! Nice change of pace for A&M.

The Mormon connection is definitely strong. Should go well with A&M's traditional values. At first I thought, "Is it normal for an academic from the Pacific Northwest to want to come to Texas?," but then it made more sense.

Seems like a president who, like Robert Gates, will try to enhance what already makes A&M great while improving its weaknesses. I don't think any of our recent presidents have had such a broad background at so many academic institutions.
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Half strength beer
Tex Aggie
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Is that Bo Pelini's lost brother?
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He gone
d78230
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Welcome. Stole a good one.

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