This post was updated July 21 at 8:41 p.m. The UC Board of Regents appointed Sonya Brooks as its student regent for the 2025-2026 academic year during its July meeting. Brooks, who will be the first Black woman to hold the role of student regent, is a graduate student at UCLA pursuing both a master’s degree in public health and a doctorate in education. Read more...
Photo: Sonya Brooks, the UC student regent for the 2025-2026 academic year, is pictured. Brooks was appointed to the role during the July meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Francisco.(Courtesy of UCLA Bruin Life Photo Studio)