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(CNBC) Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards

Chomsky said:
(CNBC) Education Department says Columbia University fails to meet accreditation standards
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I'm not eager to add a third thread in one day, into the busy Breaking News Forum. But, I felt this news item was too important to pass over.

It appears the Trump Administration has found Columbia University does not meet accreditation standards, and has informed the relevant accreditation agency (Middle States Commission on Higher Education) of the violation.

This is huge. Accreditation is required to receive Pell Grants & Student Loans, and even determines whether degrees and transfer credits will be accepted by other academic institutions, professional societies, and in Industry.

I'm blown-away that the future of an academic institution is at the hands a government administrative determination.
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Traitor Trump is trying to maintain his base.
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Chomsky said:
Absolutely.

Ditto for Trump's newly required Federal Workforce Hiring Essay (where applicants must write an essay on how they will act in concert with and promote "President Trump's America First Agenda", signing it and dating it and submitting it with their application for employment.
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"If it pleases the King and if I have found favor in his sight..."
 
trixare4kids said:
"On May 22, 2025, the Department of Education’s OCR and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) determined that Columbia University acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students, thereby violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, OCR and HHS OCR found that Columbia failed to meaningfully protect Jewish students against severe and pervasive harassment on Columbia’s campus and consequently denied these students’ equal access to educational opportunities to which they are entitled under the law.

Under 34 C.F.R. § 602.20(a), accreditors are required to notify any member institution about a federal noncompliance finding and establish a plan to come into compliance. If a university fails to come into compliance within a specified period, an accreditor must take appropriate action against its member institution."

And there you have it. Columbia broke the law. This thread is full of dishonesty and IMO it is mostly based on extreme anti-Trumpism.

www.ed.gov

U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation

U.S. Department of Education Notifies Columbia University’s Accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI Violation
www.ed.gov www.ed.gov
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The courts will “determine”.
 
Chomsky said:
Absolutely.

Ditto for Trump's newly required Federal Workforce Hiring Essay (where applicants must write an essay on how they will act in concert with and promote "President Trump's America First Agenda", signing it and dating it and submitting it with their application for employment.
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A) There is a hiring freeze for the Federal Workforce on currently, so I'm not certain of impact of this memo, however

B) This:

1. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? Provide a concrete example from professional, academic, or personal experience.​
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2. In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? Provide specific examples where you improved processes, reduced costs, or improved outcomes.​
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3. How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? Identify one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are significant to you, and explain how you would help implement them if hired.​
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4. How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Provide one or two specific examples, and explain how those qualities would enable you to serve effectively in this position.​

is Administration-Neutral. For example, if I were applying for one of my old positions, I would write about Executive Order 12333 and DODM 5240.1 and discuss how important it was to protect US Person Information in alignment with (see my essay response to question #1, above).

If the answer were a proscribed specific political stance (for example, like the requirements that applicants submit essays talking about how they are dedicated to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), then I think your characterization would have more oomph. As it is, the only prescribed position (commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United States) is already required by the oath we take as federal employees (and, I think, entirely reasonable).
 
CharisRose said:
Yes ~ Columbia broke the law. Yes ~ This thread has multiple posts based on dishonesty. Yes ~ Mostly based on extreme anti-Trumpism.

However, this thread does have multiple posts based on realty which are being ignored based on extreme anti-Trumpism. imho big 👏 to all of those posts.
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I think you're significantly mischaracterizing this.

There's been no court findings of "laws broken". We have an administrative "finding", with the Administrator being one Linda McMahon.

There no specificity as to exactly who may have committed a specific crime, when, where, or how, and on what date and time.

Don't let an official looking administrative document be presumed to be anything more than it is.
 
coyote505 said:
Hasn't this previously been the case with schools accused of discriminating against minorities? Shoe on the other foot is not too comfortable, is it?
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Why pick a cultural side?

The topic is balancing free-expression vs civil-protection. Doesn't matter who the actors are.
 
Ethel2 said:
So in your warped world simply accusing the University confirms guilt. Is that about right? Or does Columbia get to defend itself in court....yes or no.
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Courts and judges are non-grata to MAGA & the Administration.

It's all about Administrative Orders, as if they were Truth itself.
 
Chomsky said:
I think the anti-Trump movement has to stick together, 100% unified, against every single thing Trump does.

Trump's picking us off, one by one, and we're allowing it.
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Trump is doing exactly what the Heritage Foundation proposed in Project 2025. Donald Trump denied any knowledge of Project 2025. Donald Trump later said he would not implement Project 2025.

Russell Vought, former vice president of the Heritage Foundation, was appointed by Donald Trump as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Russell Vought was the author of Project 2025.

Some of the people who worked for or were affiliated with The Heritage Foundation who now work for Donald Trump are:

Peter Navarro
Paul Atkins
Brenda Carr
Tom Homan
John Ratcliffe
Monica Crowley
Steven Miller
Micheal Anton

The above is a short list. There are more.

It should be no surprise that Donald Trump is following Project 2025 in an effort to systematically destroy the American democracy from within. And The Heritage Foundation and Donald Trump have made amazing progress as MAGA Congressmen and Senators are not only allowing it to happen, they are enabling it, piece by piece.
 
Chomsky said:
Courts and judges are non-grata to MAGA & the Administration.

It's all about Administrative Orders, as if they were Truth itself.
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And it’s along the same line of warped thinking where simply accusing an immigrant of being here illegally or being a gang member confirms guilt.
MAGATS are truly a deplorable cult. Hillary was right.
 
It's the office of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal funding, including colleges and universities. They enforce the law. After an investigation, the OCR issues a Letter of Findings, (see post #209 above) detailing whether evidence shows a Title VI violation. In Columbia's case, they have been found to have violated the law.
 
Napoleon said:
The good news for you is that the speech allowed or disallowed by a private university is not a first amendment issue. The bad news for you is that you’ve crawled into bed with rabid anti-semites for naught.
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Well thats not true...but you do you
 
trixare4kids said:
It's the office of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal funding, including colleges and universities. They enforce the law. After an investigation, the OCR issues a Letter of Findings, (see post #209 above) detailing whether evidence shows a Title VI violation. In Columbia's case, they have been found to have violated the law.
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Do they get to defend themselves in court against the charges?
Yes or no
Or I’ll answer for you
 
trixare4kids said:
It's the office of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs receiving federal funding, including colleges and universities. They enforce the law. After an investigation, the OCR issues a Letter of Findings, (see post #209 above) detailing whether evidence shows a Title VI violation. In Columbia's case, they have been found to have violated the law.
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I've yet to see a court case or verdict.
 
Phys251 said:
That is an enormously broad brush you just used. Care to name some people who "are supporting genocide against the Jews"?
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Anyone who supports Hamas, such as some of the "protesting" students at Columbia. Like these guys:
"Following October 7 2023, Columbia's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter led protests on campus that have supported violence against Israel, including one where the group expressed it was “in full solidarity” with Hamas’ “resistance.”
 
Chomsky said:
How can the university physically clear-out buildings with that level & quantity of misdeed?
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They can utilize the Campus Police early, in increasing strength, until they need to call in NYPD.
 
RetiredAtLast said:
Anyone who supports Hamas, such as some of the "protesting" students at Columbia. Like these guys:
"Following October 7 2023, Columbia's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter led protests on campus that have supported violence against Israel, including one where the group expressed it was “in full solidarity” with Hamas’ “resistance.”
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You aren’t required to support the Hamas pigs. I certainly don’t. But if others want to peacefully support them that is their RIGHT in this country.
 
RetiredAtLast said:
Anyone who supports Hamas, such as some of the "protesting" students at Columbia. Like these guys:
"Following October 7 2023, Columbia's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter led protests on campus that have supported violence against Israel, including one where the group expressed it was “in full solidarity” with Hamas’ “resistance.”
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I thought the Right was all about free speech. Why are you turning your back on that? Do you hate the First Amendment?
 
Phys251 said:
That's what the ADL claims. I want to see a judge or jury show that Columbia broke the law.
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At the risk of not recognizing your omnipotence, I'm afraid you'll just have to wait for the process to play out.
 
RetiredAtLast said:
At the risk of not recognizing your omnipotence, I'm afraid you'll just have to wait for the process to play out.
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"Let it play out" whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? 0-for-2 on the Constitution, you're on a roll tonight! :LOL:
 
Ethel2 said:
You aren’t required to support the Hamas pigs. I certainly don’t. But if others want to peacefully support them that is their RIGHT in this country.
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Yeah, like people peacefully supported Hitler. He and Hamas shared the same goal.
"“Israel will exist and will continue to exist until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it" (Preamble to Hamas Charter).
 
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