College presidents fighting Covid-19 outbreaks in many Republican-controlled states are pushing to enact campus vaccine mandates but are running into a problem: lawmaker resistance
Robert Robbins, president of the University of Arizona, and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speak during a press conference. | Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP Photo.
"I hope you will give serious consideration to this request, as I firmly believe it an essential step in protecting the safety and well-being of all those on college and university campuses in Tennessee," University of Memphis President M. David Rudd Arizona State University, which has not pursued a vaccine mandate, announced in June that unvaccinated students would have to wear masks where social distancing isn't possible and be tested weekly, but the governor and state lawmakers blocked those policies. Now, to comply with the law, all students must follow the masking rules that were once just for unvaccinated students. The testing requirement for unvaccinated students was dropped.if not against state law.
University officials worry that college enrollment, and tuition dollars, are at risk the longer the pandemic continues.
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