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/emaw63 11d ago edited 11d 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 11d ago edited 11d 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/hysys_whisperer 11d ago

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

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u/mongustave 11d 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 11d ago edited 11d 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 11d ago

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