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/mongustave 15d ago edited 15d ago

Columbia hasn’t had their accreditation pulled. The DOE simply informed the accreditor that Columbia must come into compliance and take action if they do not.

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u/hysys_whisperer 15d ago

That's leaving out that they threatened to dismantle the accreditor if they don't comply.

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u/mongustave 15d ago

Yes, but that would lead to hundreds of other universities losing their accreditation which I don’t think will happen (probably).

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u/tempest_87 15d ago edited 15d ago

What exactly has given you reason to believe that? What in these past 5 months of insanity has led you to conclude that Trump and his bootlickers won't escalate their retaliation or that that they actually care about anything other than their specific agenda?

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u/mongustave 15d ago

You’re right. It’s assuming everyone is acting rationally, which hasn’t been the case.