Governor names new UC regents

Governor Schwarzenegger has named two new people to the UC Board of Regents. The first, Republican businessman Fred Ruiz, owns a business that is the top employer in Tulare County, and has been active in the creation process of the new UC campus in Merced. The other new Regent, Paul Wachter, is an investment banker from Los Angeles. He worked with Governor Schwarzenegger on various after-school programs before his candidacy, though his experience with higher education appears to be very limited. It will be interesting to see how these business-oriented minds influence the UC regents board, especially with the current UC budget crisis.

A Boalt grad, Jeffrey Bleich, was named to the CSU Board of Regents as well. Bleich, a SF lawyer, was one of eight new appointees to the CSU Board.
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