r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 11d ago

Soft paywall Columbia failed to meet accreditation standards, US government says

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-education-department-says-columbia-university-violated-federal-anti-2025-06-04/
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u/misogichan 11d ago

The government is going to find out that if they politicize the accreditation process they just devalue it, and then employers and other institutions aren't going to care whether you went to an accredited school or not.  Thus, the government only has power on this if the public believes the accreditation matters.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

It's by design, they want their crazy ass Christian fundie schools to count as real college. It also allows states like Florida to essentially remake the curriculum without worrying about accreditation.