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Students are observed at the campus of Columbia University on April 14, 2025, in New York City.
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The U.S. Education Department stated Wednesday that Columbia University has failed to fulfill the criteria for accreditation as it “is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws” for allegedly tolerating harassment of Jewish scholars on campus.
The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights notified the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an accrediting establishment that Columbia belongs to, of the alleged violation.
The division famous that federal laws, “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,” the dept stated.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon, in a commentary, stated, “After Hamas’ October 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, Columbia University’s leadership acted with deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students on its campus.”
“This is not only immoral, but also unlawful,” McMahon stated.
“Accreditors have an enormous public responsibility as gatekeepers of federal student aid. They determine which institutions are eligible for federal student loans and Pell Grants. Just as the Department of Education has an obligation to uphold federal antidiscrimination law, university accreditors have an obligation to ensure member institutions abide by their standards.”
CNBC has asked remark from Columbia at the division’s transfer.
The division’s Office of Civil Rights in early February started investigating Columbia for conceivable discrimination or enabling harassment of Jewish scholars and school in violation of Title VI, the segment of the Civil Rights Act that bars recipients of federal investment from discriminating at the foundation of race, colour, or nationwide starting place.
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