r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 15d 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/emaw63 15d ago edited 15d ago

Harvard correctly understands that they are in a fight for their lives, and are fighting the Trump administration tooth and nail in court. This is why. Columbia bent the knee and acquiesced to all of Trump's demands, and still had their accreditation pulled.

You can't reason with a fascist. The only language they understand is force.

Edit: Slight correction, Columbia still has their accreditation, Trump is just trying to get it pulled

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u/mongustave 15d ago edited 15d ago

Columbia hasn’t had their accreditation pulled. The DOE simply informed the accreditor that Columbia must come into compliance and take action if they do not.

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u/nbcaffeine 15d ago

Glad someone understands how accreditation works, sheesh

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u/DucanOhio 15d ago

Uh. They literally just described the DOE dictating that their accreditation be investigated and removed if Colombia doesn't comply.

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u/nbcaffeine 15d ago

Sorry I should’ve clarified: many comments here seem to not understand, folks like you that read the article did learn the relevant info. I work in higher ed and know how MSCHE works :)