Student Advocates to the Regents (StARs)

Student Advocates to the Regents (StARs) are funded to travel to the Regents meetings to provide public comment on pressing student issues. StARs are allowed 'backstage' privileges to speak with the Regents informally and engage in student advocacy.

Be a StAR!

Student Advocates to the Regents voice graduate student issues at the UC Board of Regents meetings. Contact us to learn more about the program: info@ucgpc.org.

Learn more about the StARs program here.

Get to know the past StARs

March 2025

Nicolette Lecy, UC Merced

PhD candidate in Interdisciplinary Humanities

Issue: Pregnant and Students with dependants

Kalani Phillips, UC Irvine

PhD Student in Public Health

Issue: Implement SB 1491 and Expand Confidential Support Services for Survivors

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

January 2025

Sarah Bacon, UC Santa Barbara

BA/MIA in International Affairs & Politics

Issue: Free speech and campus safety

Travis Hayden, UC San Diego

BA/MIA in International Affairs & Politics

Issue: Economic support

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

November 2024

Sarah Bacon, UC Santa Barbara

Master's student in Religious Studies

Issue: Free speech and campus safety

Dylan Kupsh, UC Los Angeles

PhD in Computer Science

Issue: Divestment from the Oppression of Palestine

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusitivy for graduate and professional students

September 2024

Ariana Aparicio Aguilar, UC Riverside

PhD in Education

Issue: Undocumented, 1st generation and low income students

Naomi Hammonds, UC Los Angeles

Master of Public Health in Community Health Sciences

Issue: Mask policy and enforcement on UC campuses

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

July 2024

Noor Nakhaei, UC Los Angeles

PhD in Computer Science

Issue: Affordable student housing, Dissertation year fellowship funding and BDS resolutions

Mohit Saraswat, UC Merced

PhD student in Chemistry

Issue: Mentorship standards

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

May 2024

Saleshia Ellis, UC Davis

2L Law student

Issue: Mentorship for Law students

Mohit Saraswat, UC Merced

PhD student in Chemistry

Issue: Mentorship standards

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

March 2024

Makayla Drew, UC Riverside

PhD student in Botany and Plant Sciences

Issue: UC-HBCU Initiative Improvements

Taylor Rae Washington, UC Berkeley

Master in Social Work

Issue: Unpaid Internships and PDST

Ryan Manriquez, UC Berkeley

Master's in Public Policy

Issue: Fair working conditions, compensation, and inclusivity for graduate and professional students

January 2024

November 2023

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