1
: a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign
2
: a person who rules or reigns : governor
3
: a member of a governing board (as of a state university)
regent
adjective
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Hartzell has been Texas’ president since September 2020 and part of a power trio, along with UT’s system board of regents chairman Kevin Eltife and Longhorns athletic director Chris Del Conte, who charted the school’s move to the SEC.
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Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Two more former University of Michigan female athletes have filed a class-action lawsuit against the university, its board of regents and former offensive coordinator Matt Weiss after Weiss was indicted on complaints of accessing intimate photos of thousands of students.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The board of regents did not vote to defund the program at a December 5 meeting but agreed to roll back a requirement for faculty to submit diversity statements as part of hiring, promotion and tenure following a recommendation from an eight-member faculty group, the university said in December.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Athletic director Erick Harper recently told the school’s board of regents that UNLV only has enough money for the first two years of new football coach Dan Mullen’s five-year contract.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Sam Khan Jr., The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Two more former University of Michigan female athletes have filed a class-action lawsuit against the university, its board of regents and former offensive coordinator Matt Weiss after Weiss was indicted on complaints of accessing intimate photos of thousands of students.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The board of regents did not vote to defund the program at a December 5 meeting but agreed to roll back a requirement for faculty to submit diversity statements as part of hiring, promotion and tenure following a recommendation from an eight-member faculty group, the university said in December.
—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
Athletic director Erick Harper recently told the school’s board of regents that UNLV only has enough money for the first two years of new football coach Dan Mullen’s five-year contract.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Regent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regent. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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regent
noun
re·gent
ˈrē-jənt 
1
: a person who governs a kingdom when a monarch is not able to
2
: a member of a governing group (as of a state university)
regent
adjective
Etymology
Middle English regent "one who governs," from early French regent or Latin regent-, regens (both, same meaning), from earlier Latin regens, a form of the verb regere "to lead straight, govern, rule" — related to rail entry 1, regulate, rule
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