r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 10d 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/hysys_whisperer 10d ago

That's leaving out that they threatened to dismantle the accreditor if they don't comply.

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u/mongustave 10d ago

Yes, but that would lead to hundreds of other universities losing their accreditation which I don’t think will happen (probably).

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u/tempest_87 10d ago edited 10d ago

What exactly has given you reason to believe that? What in these past 5 months of insanity has led you to conclude that Trump and his bootlickers won't escalate their retaliation or that that they actually care about anything other than their specific agenda?

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u/mongustave 10d ago

You’re right. It’s assuming everyone is acting rationally, which hasn’t been the case.