regent
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The sole student regent position was approved by voters in 1974.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
It was only blocked after pushback from USC and Michigan, where one regent branded the deal a “payday loan.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Technically the privy council is not covered by the lese majeste law, which states that it is an offence to defame only the king, queen, heir to the throne or anyone acting as regent.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2025
“Once again, a public servant is targeted for harassment and intimidation, and once again, it is a Jewish regent being targeted,” said Greenblatt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
At the end of 1941, I received word that the regent was visiting Johannesburg and wanted to see me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The regents, with the support of then-UC President Janet Napolitano, voted unanimously in May 2020 to end testing requirements and said UC should study the feasibility of creating its own standardized test.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I can see the regents being surprised that what they read in the newspapers about the testing debate is no longer true,” Stryker said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
At the University of California, hundreds of professors wrote a letter last week urging the UC regents to reinstate entrance-exam requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
More than 1,100 University of California math and science professors are urging UC regents to reinstate college-entrance exams, saying that unprepared students are lowering academic standards and draining teaching resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
In the meantime, Sproul was able to push the regents to commit themselves as a board to more funding from university resources.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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