Regents of the University of California

The Regents of the University of California is the governing board of the University of California, a public university system with over 280,000 students enrolled across ten campuses.[3] The board has 26 voting members.

"UC Regents" redirects here. For the governing board of the University of Colorado, see Regents of the University of Colorado.
Regents of the University of California
Seal of the University of California
Governing board overview
FormedJune 18, 1868 (1868-06-18)[1][2]
TypeState university system governing board
JurisdictionUniversity of California
HeadquartersOakland, California, United States
Governing board executives
WebsiteRegents website

The regents establish university policy and make decisions that determine student cost of attendance, admissions, employee compensation, land management, and engage in the long-range planning of the UC.[4] The regents also control the investment of the UC’s endowment, and they engage in the brokeraging of contracts between the UC and private companies.[5]

The California Constitution grants broad institutional autonomy, with limited exceptions, to the Regents.[6][7] According to article IX, section 9, subsection (f), "[t]he regents of the University of California shall be vested with the legal title and the management and disposition of the property of the university and of the property held for its benefit[...]."[8]

Administrative support is provided to the Regents by the Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Regents of the University of California,[9] which shares an office building with the UC Office of the President in Oakland.

In May 2017, The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the Regents had been hosting costly dinner parties using university funds.[10] After extensive public outcry, university leadership released a statement saying the university would no longer fund these dinners.[11]

Composition

The majority of the board (18 Regents) is appointed via nomination by the Governor of California and confirmation by the California State Senate to 12-year terms. One student Regent is selected by the Board to represent the students for a one-year term through a hiring process that is conducted by the board.[12] The remaining 7 Regents are ex officio members. They are the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the State Assembly, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, President and Vice President of the Alumni Associations of UC, and President of the University of California.[3]

The Board also has two non-voting faculty representatives and two non-voting Staff Advisors. The incoming student Regent serves as a non-voting Regent-designate from the date of selection (usually between July and October) until beginning their formal term the following July 1.

The vast majority of the Regents appointed by the Governor historically have consisted of lawyers, politicians and businessmen.[13] Over the past two decades, it has been common that UC Regents appointees have donated relatively large sums of money either directly to the Governor's election campaigns or indirectly to party election groups.[14][15]

Regents[16]

Current members

Originally appointed by Gov. Gray Davis:

  • Sherry L. Lansing (appointed 1999; reappointed 2010; term expires March 1, 2022)[17]
  • Richard C. Blum (appointed 2002; reappointed in 2014 by Jerry Brown, reappointment confirmed on Aug. 22, 2014, term expires March 1, 2026)[18]

Originally appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger:

  • Hadi Makarechian (appointed 2008; reappointed in 2020 by Gavin Newsom, term expires March 1, 2032)
  • Charlene Zettel (appointed 2009; term expires March 1, 2021)
  • George David Kieffer (chair) (appointed 2009; term expires March 1, 2021)

Originally appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown:

  • Richard Sherman (appointed 2014, appointment confirmed on Aug. 22, 2014; term expires March 1, 2025)[18][19]
  • Eloy Ortiz Oakley (appointed 2014; term expires March 1, 2024)
  • John Pérez (vice chair) (appointed 2014; term expires March 1, 2024)
  • Gareth Elliott (appointed 2015; 2025 term expires March 1, 2025)
  • Howard "Peter" Guber (appointed 2017; term expires 2029)
  • Lark Park (appointed 2017; term expires 2029)
  • Maria Anguiano (appointed 2017; term expires 2028)
  • Laphonza Butler (appointed 2018; term expires 2030)
  • Michael Cohen (appointed 2018; term expires 2030)[20]
  • Cecilia Estolano (appointed 2018; term expires 2022)
  • Richard Leib (appointed 2018; term expires 2026)
  • Jonathan "Jay" Sures (appointed 2019; reappointed in 2020 by Gavin Newsom, term expires March 1, 2032)

Originally appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom:

  • Janet Reilly (appointed 2019; term expires 2028)

Student regent:

  • Hayley Weddle (term expires June 30, 2020)

Ex officio regents:

Regents-designate

Regents-designate are non-voting participants who are scheduled to transition to full board membership at later date.

  • Eric Mart (given alumni Regent-designate status 2019; designate status expires June 30, 2020)
  • Debby Stegura (given alumni Regent-designate status 2019; designate status expires June 30, 2020)
  • Jamaal Muwwakkil (given student Regent-designate status 2019; designate status expires June 30, 2020)

Faculty representatives

Faculty Representatives to the Regents are non-voting participants who may be assigned as representatives to certain committees.

  • Kum-Kum Bhavnani (became a representative in 2018; representative status expires August 31, 2020)
  • Mary Gauvain (became a representative in 2019; representative status expires August 31, 2021)

Student advisor

Non-voting participants who are assigned as representatives to Regents' committees.

  • Edward Greg Huang (July 1, 2018 — June 30, 2019)
  • Devon Graves (term expired June 30, 2019)

Staff advisor

Non-voting participants who are assigned as representatives to Regents' committees.

  • Kate Klimow (July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2020)
  • Ann Jeffery (Staff advisor-designate, July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2020; Staff Advisor, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)

Notable past Regents
See also: List of Governors of California, List of lieutenant governors of California, List of Speakers of the California State Assembly, List of California State Superintendents of Public Instruction, and List of University of California presidents

Honorary Regents

In its early years, UC had thirteen Honorary Regents, with ten appointed in 1868.[25] "Honorary Regents" were full board members, with the word "Honorary" simply denoting their manner of selection (that is, they were elected to serve on the board by the other board members, instead of being appointed by the governor). Some were then appointed to another term, following their term as Honorary Regent, by the governor. One (Tompkins) was re-elected.[27]


References
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  8. Cal. Const., art. ix, § 9(f).
  9. Bylaw 23.5(a) of the Bylaws of the Regents of the University of California.
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