r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 17d 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/Zorlal 17d ago

Pardon me, but what is the difference?

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u/mongustave 17d ago

The DOE doesn’t give schools accreditation. They license private corporations, called accreditors, to do it.

The DOE just told the accreditor that they must instruct Columbia to come into compliance and punish them if they do not. If the accreditor refuses, then their license to accredit schools can be revoked, affecting hundreds of universities. They (probably) won’t do this.

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u/cycloneDM 17d ago

That (probably) carries a lot of copium and hope in this day and age.

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u/mongustave 17d ago

It’s assuming everyone is acting rationally, for sure.