US EditionWhat Is Accreditation and What Happens if Columbia University Loses It?
- On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education notified the Middle States Commission that Columbia University violated federal civil rights law regarding harassment of Jewish students.
- This notification followed a three-month investigation triggered after the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, which revealed deliberate indifference by Columbia's leadership toward antisemitic harassment.
- Columbia continues negotiations to reinstate $400 million in federal funding canceled in March 2025 and released a 103-page self-study during the accreditation review for the 2024–25 academic year.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated Columbia's actions breach Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, making loss of accreditation possible and risking students' credit transfers and federal aid eligibility.
- Columbia’s accreditation has not yet been revoked, but the review intensifies scrutiny amid the administration’s broader reform of accreditation and ongoing tensions with the university.
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Ed Dept says Columbia should lose accreditation due to antisemitism inaction
Jewish students say they’re being blamed for jeopardizing the institution’s future Columbia University’s “deliberate indifference towards the harassment of Jewish students” could cost the institution its accreditation status, the U.S. Department of Education warned in an announcement Wednesday. In a notice to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the department said Columbia is not… Source
Columbia University could face far-reaching consequences as the Trump administration threatens its accreditation and accuses the university of violating federal anti-discrimination laws.
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