Regent Emerita Hayley Weddle

Hayley Weddle was the 2019-20 Student Regent. During her term as a Regent, she was a student at the University of California, San Diego, working towards a doctorate degree in Education Studies: Transforming Education in a Diverse Society.

She is currently the co-chair of the UC San Diego Basic Needs Committee and the UC San Diego graduate student representative to the UC systemwide Title IX Advisory Board. Previously, she served as the Chief of Staff for the UC San Diego Graduate Student Association.

Ms. Weddle completed her MA in Higher Education Leadership at San Diego State University, where she developed a passion for research related to access, equity, and student success. Following her time at SDSU, she worked for several years as a staff member at UC San Diego advising the undergraduate student government. In this role, she oversaw the development of the campus’s first food pantry and currently represents UC San Diego on the system-wide Food Access and Security committee.

As a doctoral student, she has extended her research to the K-12 system, focusing on efforts to improve instruction in low-performing middle schools. 

Ms. Weddle graduated summa cum laude from UC Santa Barbara in 2011 double majoring in Accounting and Sociology and received her master's degree in postsecondary educational leadership from San Diego State University in 2013.