was the site of an October 2016 rally for presidential candidate Donald J. Trump. A handful of Regent alumni wrote that Trump's values, however, were "wrong for the university" and expressed concern that hosting the rally would be viewed as an all-but-official endorsement by Regent of his campaign. Later, Regent alumnus Jay Sekulow served as a defense lawyer for Trump throughout his first presidency.
== Faculty ==
Regent has 138 full-time and 48 part-time faculty members, five of whom are Fulbright Scholars. Several were previously in politics. Former U.S. Attorney General under the Bush administration, John Ashcroft, was named distinguished professor in 2005 teaching a two-week course each semester in the Robertson School of Government and lecturing on national security law. Also named distinguished professor was former chief of naval operations Admiral Vern Clark who teaches courses in leadership and government. In 2006, former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak was a visiting faculty member for the school …
