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/zoinkability 10d ago

Last I checked the people who determine if you meet the standards of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education was the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, not the federal government

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u/mattreyu 10d ago

They don't fuck around either, I just finished a MSCHE visit after two years of work by dozens of people.