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History
Efforts to organize higher education faculty in South Dakota occurred throughout the mid twentieth century, including attempts by the American Association of University Professors and the South Dakota Higher Education Faculty Association. Although those early initiatives were not sustained, they contributed to the formation of the Council of Higher Education (COHE). In 1978, the South Dakota Board of Regents formally recognized COHE as the exclusive representative for collective bargaining on behalf of eligible higher education faculty.
COHE represents full time and regular part time instructional and research faculty within the South Dakota Board of Regents system, including faculty at South Dakota State University, the Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension Service, Auxiliary Services, and designated state educational institutions. Supervisory and managerial personnel and certain professional categories are excluded from the bargaining unit. As the recognized bargaining representative, COHE negotiates agreements related to compensation, workload, grievance procedures, and other terms and conditions of employment within the state’s public higher education system.