University of Washington has named Robert J. Jones as its next president. Jones will be the first Black president in the university’s 164-year history.

The University of Washington announced Monday Robert J. Jones has been selected as the university's 34th president.

Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell, pictured here on the Pullman campus of Washington State University, was named the university's 12th president Thursday in Pullman. She is the first woman in the role since the university's creation in 1890. (Robert Hubner)

The University of Washington (UW) has named its new president, who will also be the first African-American president in university history.