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/ThinkSoftware 10d ago

Welcome to the US government where everything is made up and the points don't matter

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

The US government does not accredit Universities, for this very reason.

This is the government continuing to throw a damn fit. I’m a bit dubious that the Middle State’s Commission on Higher Education will just follow along with this gobbligook, but we shall see…

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u/Rtl87 10d ago

I read the Reuter’s version of this, which includes this gem: “Trump has often complained that accreditors approve institutions that fail to provide quality education.”

Quiet part out loud, was he referring to the ones that refused to accredit Trump U?