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
Crown Prince Haakon, 53, the successor to the Norwegian throne, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
His son, Crown Prince Haakon, 53, has been serving as regent while his father is on leave.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
“The disappearance of the regent honeyeater’s song is a cultural issue, too,” Mr. Hoffman writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
One letter from the regent was enough to secure a man a good job, and Justice and I were treated with extra care because of our connection.
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
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
Roberts added that the regents “have benefited greatly from his wisdom, vision, and leadership. We look forward to working with him in the coming months to ensure a smooth transition for his successor.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
With the $250,000 in operating costs that Sproul had managed to pry from the Berkeley regents, that essentially provided everything Lawrence had requested.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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