Columbia University’s accrediting body has been notified by the Trump administration that the Ivy League school is failing to meet standards for receiving federal funds.
The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights sent a notice to the accrediting body that audits Columbia University on Wednesday, notifying it that the Ivy League school is currently failing to meet its standards for accreditation.
The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), which is a recognized accrediting body for degree-granting higher education institutions across the Mid-Atlantic, ensures that its member schools — such as Columbia — meet established standards of academic quality, integrity, institutional effectiveness and more. MSCHE is one of several accrediting institutions across the country that the Department of Education deems reliable.
Only institutions accredited by Department of Education-recognized accreditors are eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs, such as Pell Grants and federal work-study or student loan programs.
The notice to MSCHE marks the latest escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to hold Columbia accountable for failing to tamp down antisemitism on its campus.
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