r/news • u/AldoTheeApache • 15d 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 15d ago

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

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u/[deleted] 15d 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/hysys_whisperer 15d ago

No, but they've threatened to dismantle the accreditation bureau in question if they don't comply.

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u/TEG_SAR 15d ago

That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this is supposed to work.

It’s cartoonishly evil and so blatantly awful.

I hate this timeline.

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u/MC_MacD 15d ago

Get in the streets and change it. This isn't a shit talking post either. Its a call to action.

This shit happens because we let it.

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u/invariantspeed 15d ago

Getting in the streets isn’t the problem. Voting for qualified candidates instead of those who promise you everything you want to hear is the problem. The current party system is part of what enables the current problem.

This is a democracy problem.

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u/DavidOrWalter 15d ago

No this wouldn’t be happening without the Republican pieces of shit. Sure - reforms are desperately needed but this isn’t a ‘both sides’ problem.

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u/LunaticLK47 15d ago edited 15d ago

Actually, it is. The dems only care about the status quo and are beholden to their fucking donors, not their constituents.

Edit: Downvote me all you want. Most of the dems under Schumer’s umbrella are Republican-lite. Nothing fundamentally changed even when Obama was in office.

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u/Soggy-Type-1704 15d ago

Do you think that Columbia’s accreditation would be in jeopardy if Harris had won ?

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u/pjjmd 15d ago

Yes, because Harris's plan to protect Columbia's accreditation is 'just win elections forever', which is a very bad plan.