Regional Public Universities

Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation last year threatening to decertify unions if fewer than 60 percent of bargaining unit members paid dues. Faculty unions are threatened but not yet erased.

Legislation that’s near passage in Arizona would create a “grade challenge department” for public universities. It could force professors to change students’ marks. 

The presidents of three public colleges in Colorado have banded together, asking state legislators for additional funds to help offset the challenges of being small and isolated.

One critic says a bill passed by the state Senate would mandate “a system of surveillance and political scrutiny.”

California State University’s systemwide strike quickly ended with a tentative agreement. Some faculty members are urging a no vote on what union leaders say is an “excellent” deal.