Michael K. Young

Michael K. Young (born 1950) is the current President of the University of Utah. Young began his tenure as the 14th president of the University of Utah in August 2004. Prior to his appointment at the University of Utah, he was Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School (1998-2004). From 1978 to 1998, he was the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director ... more

Michael K. Young (born 1950) is the current President of the University of Utah. Young began his tenure as the 14th president of the University of Utah in August 2004. Prior to his appointment at the University of Utah, he was Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School (1998-2004). From 1978 to 1998, he was the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia University. Prior to beginning his academic career at Columbia Law School, Young clerked for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court during the October 1977 term. Young served as a member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1998-2005 and chaired the Commission on two occasions. He was also appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission. He... less