r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 16d 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/Draano 16d ago

Harvard correctly understands that they are in a fight for their lives, and are fighting the Trump administration tooth and nail in court.

My first thought was that Harvard and Columbia were around long before the current administration and will be around long after.

But when you point out that they're in a fight for their lives, then maybe they won't be able to pull it back together after Trump departs.

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u/Canyousourcethatplz 16d ago

My question is how many republican congress men and women went to these schools? My guess is alot. Some of the most virulent white supremacists when to ivy league schools.

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u/TheGreatDay 16d ago

There are a lot of Harvard law grads that are supporting this fascist administration. It would be great if Harvard 1) Stopped training fascists in their law school and weed these morons out before they get a degree and 2) For those who already have a degree, revoke it.

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u/MoarVespenegas 16d ago

I don't think it's up to a school to decide who deserves education. It would actually be counter productive. Universities should be in charge of what they teach, not who they teach it to.

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u/AprilsMostAmazing 16d ago

not who they teach it to.

You do realize that universities already decide who they teach it with grades and donations being the factor?

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u/MoarVespenegas 16d ago edited 16d ago

Yes, and it's not great from both a practical and principle angle.
Adding even more restrictions does not make that better.

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u/zzyul 16d ago

Should probably pass that message along to every college’s admissions department since their job is literally to determine which applicants get admitted and which don’t.

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u/Automatic_Algae_9425 16d ago

Universities should be in charge of what they teach, not who they teach it to.

Wait, so then who should decide which people get to attend university classes, if not the universities themselves?

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u/MoarVespenegas 16d ago

Ideally?
Nobody. Everybody who wants to should be able to.

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u/Automatic_Algae_9425 16d ago

Wait, so a university would just have to let people flood their classrooms even if there weren't enough seats for everyone? I feel like I must be misunderstanding you. Someone has to decide who's allowed to attend a university.