ED OCR and HHS OCR Found Columbia University Violated Federal Civil Rights Law
The US Department of Education notified Columbia University’s accreditor of Columbia’s Title VI violation.
They informed them that Columbia no longer meets the standards for accreditation.’
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today notified Middle States Commission on Higher Education (the Commission) that its member institution, Columbia University, is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws and therefore fails to meet the standards for accreditation set by the Commission.
Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education, the Department has an obligation to promptly provide accreditors with any noncompliance findings related to member institutions.
The Commission’s “Standards for Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation” state that “a candidate or accredited institution possesses or demonstrates … compliance with all applicable government laws and regulations.” In light of OCR’s determination, Columbia University no longer appears to meet the Commission’s accreditation standards.
Immoral, Unlawful Columbia:
“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. 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,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. “We look forward to the Commission keeping the Department fully informed of actions taken to ensure Columbia’s compliance with accreditation standards including compliance with federal civil rights laws.”
The administration is standing up for the Jewish students, and that’s a great idea. Columbia deserves it. However, hopefully, the next time racists attack white people as white supremacists, someone will stick up for us as powerfully.
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I trust the Secretary of Education, a good lady.
But notice folks, the backlash against leftist universities did not come due to the many years of anti-USA leftism, but because of recent anti-Israel behavior, the wrong reason. Israel worshippers cannot notice the difference.
They got fat on federal money. Now they need to go on a strict diet: no federal funding (or other federal support of any kind).