regent
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints 18 of the 26 board members, has not taken a position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He entered hospital on 17 August and his son became regent, taking over his activities.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When his father became ill in 1990, the crown prince became regent.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Zhou said her peers rely on the student regent post to raise concerns about policing, student workers and student services.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
He said we had presumed on his hospitality and the good name of the regent.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
In 2021, the school’s board of regents approved the building of the 163,000-square-foot Leinweber Computer Science and Information Building.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
In his farewell address to the regents that October, he warned against allowing the Smithsonian to become seen as affiliated with one party or ideological bent.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Pressure on the regents to quickly decide on the future of the SAT has grown since early this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Pro-testing professors have dominated public comment at earlier regents meetings, pointing to all eight Ivy League campuses, Caltech and Stanford, which reintroduced testing after dropping it around the pandemic over test access and equity concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
He led the regents to believe that his addition had been approved by the faculty senate, which, in fact, was unaware of the proposed change.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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