Another Regent

Although much attention in the recent admissions scandal has focused on Regent Blum, another regent appears to have been involved, although quite a bit earlier:

From the San Francisco Chronicle ...The emails released by the auditor also reveal a cozy relationship between the admissions office and the UC Berkeley Foundation responsible for raising money. The documents include a letter to Christ from an unnamed former regent inquiring about a different applicant and reminding her, in a brief postscript, that he had recently gotten a client of his to donate to the university.

The Chronicle has learned that the former regent is William Bagley, who said in an interview that the donation was for $1 million. It’s not clear whether UC Berkeley admitted the student...

Full story at https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Emails-suggest-cozy-relationshp-between-UC-15604434.php

Bagley served as a regent from 1989 to 2002.