From the Columbia Daily Spectator: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon confirmed Tuesday [June 10] that the Department of Education has “discussed a consent decree” with Columbia and has “made great progress” with the University after the agency notified Columbia’s accreditor on Wednesday that the University failed to meet accreditation standards. The Wall Street Journal first reported in April that President Donald Trump’s administration had considered pursuing a consent decree for Columbia, a legal agreement that would give a federal judge authority to ensure Columbia’s policy changes align with demands from the federal government. “It’s been part of the negotiations,” McMahon said of the possibility of a consent decree at a Bloomberg News event...
In its notification to Columbia’s accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the Department of Education cited its May finding that the University was in violation of Title VI for “deliberate indifference” toward antisemitism on campus since Oct. 7, 2023... A University spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment about McMahon’s Tuesday remarks. A spokesperson previously wrote in a statement to Spectator that the University “is aware of the concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights today to our accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and we have addressed those concerns directly with Middle States.” ...
McMahon said she hopes that schools will regain funding before Trump leaves office. “We’re certainly trying to move much more expeditiously,” she said.
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