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regent

[ree-juhnt] / ˈri dʒənt /
NOUN
director
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Gov. Gavin Newsom, an ex officio regent who appoints most of the board, has not taken a position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

It added that Crown Prince Haakon, aged 53, will serve as regent while his father is on sick leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 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

We resolved that we would depart for Johannesburg shortly after the regent left for the Bunga.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Less than a year ago, the regents torpedoed a plan by the Big Ten Conference to spin off its assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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

In a written report to regents, the UC Office of the President said first-year retention has reached a record 93% and the four-year graduation rate a record 74%.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

Soon, however, he seized the reins of the affair as leader of the regents bloc pressing for dismissal of nonsigners.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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