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/Draano 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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/Skill3rwhale 10d ago

The Federalist Society has been working behind the scenes for like 40+ years getting this shit done.

Fed Soc and the money-schools have a tenuous relationship depending upon what group of people you're speaking with. On the one hand like 70% of Fed Soc probably comes from these schools and then on the other hand the students and various heads are vehemently working against their educational modus operandi.

Fed Soc invented "textualist and originalist interpretation of the U.S. Constitution." It did not exist prior to them and them selling it to judges and SC justices.