Ana Mari Cauce new UW president; popular on, off campus

Breaking a long-standing tradition of picking outsiders to lead the University of Washington, the Board of Regents on Tuesday chose longtime UW professor and administrator Ana Mari Cauce as the university’s next president.

Cauce, a 29-year employee who climbed the university’s ranks from assistant professor to interim president, joins a rare group among those tapped to head major American universities: a president selected from the inside.