The 17-member panel that oversees the Universities of Wisconsin. Use the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents or the UW System Board of Regents on first reference; regents, board of regents, or board (all lowercase) are acceptable on second reference.

While the Universities of Wisconsin is the preferred name for the collective of the 13 four-year campuses, the entity’s legal name remains the University of Wisconsin System. The board of regents continues to use the legal name:

  • University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents; UW System Board of Regents
  • Jane Doe, president of the University of Wisconsin System; UW System president Jane Doe

See also board of directors, board of regents, board of visitors; Universities of Wisconsin (formerly UW System); and regent, regents.