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As crown prince, Haakon worked closely with his father as he carried out his royal duties and in recent years was handed more responsibility, increasingly acting as regent while Harald was ill or absent.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

For many Thai royalists, Princess Bajrakitiyabha seemed the most promising figure to succeed her father, either as queen or as a regent to help Prince Dipangkorn.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The 26-member Board of Regents has one voting student regent and one nonvoting student regent-designate, who trains for a year before taking the voting seat when the prior member cycles off.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

A similar UC measure to add another student regent failed five years ago.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

A few weeks after my homecoming, the regent summoned Justice and me to a meeting.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Among those summoned were members of the university’s board of regents, athletic director Warde Manuel and real estate tycoon Stephen Ross, the school’s biggest donor.

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

The regents cast the Wednesday discussions as the opening of a months-long process to evaluate testing and student preparation.

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

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