Global InformationRegents of the University of California information
 Seal of the University of California | |
| Governing board overview | |
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| Formed | June 18, 1868[1][2] |
| Type | State university system governing board |
| Jurisdiction | University of California system |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California, United States |
| Annual budget | $47.1 billion (2022–2023)[3] |
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| Website | regents |
The Regents of the University of California (also referred to as the Board of Regents to distinguish the board from the corporation it governs of the same name) is the governing board of the University of California (UC), a state university system in the U.S. state of California. The Board of Regents has 26 voting members, the majority of whom are appointed by the Governor of California to serve 12-year terms.
The regents establish university policy; make decisions that determine student cost of attendance, admissions, employee compensation, and land management; and perform long-range planning for all UC campuses and locations.[4] The regents also control the investment of UC's endowment, and they supervise the making of contracts between UC and private companies.[5]
The structure and composition of the Board of Regents is laid out in the California Constitution, which establishes that the University of California is a "public trust" and that the regents are a "corporation" that has been granted the power to manage the trust on the public's behalf. The constitution grants the regents broad institutional autonomy,[6][7] giving them "full powers of organization and government."[8] According to article IX, section 9, subsection (a), "the regents are "subject only to such legislative control as may be necessary to insure the security of its funds and compliance with the terms of the endowments of the university".[8]
- ^ Certificate of Incorporation of The Regents of the University of California.
- ^ Incorporation date, as shown in the records of the California Secretary of State.
- ^ "The University of California at a Glance | February 2023" (PDF). University of California. February 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
- ^ Akkaraju, Maya (May 25, 2020). "'Mysterious body of people': A look into the UC governing board". The Daily Californian. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "'Regents Policies, The University of California". Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ Grodin, Joseph R.; Shanske, Darien; Salerno, Michael B. (2016). The California State Constitution (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 243. ISBN 9780199988648. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ^ Myers, John (April 30, 2017). "Political Road Map: So why can the UC regents thumb their noses at the Legislature?". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Codes Display Text".