The Department of Education has indicated that Columbia University may lose its accreditation, stating that it no longer meets educational standards due to discrimination against Jewish students. Secretary McMahon's letter highlights the university's failure to adequately address harassment against Jewish students following the October 7 Hamas attacks. Revoking accreditation could jeopardize federal and state financial aid crucial for nearly half of Columbia's undergraduates. This situation stems from findings that Columbia violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by not protecting Jewish students from harassment on campus, undermining their educational opportunities.
Columbia failed to meaningfully protect Jewish students against severe and pervasive harassment on its campus, and consequently denied these students' equal access to educational opportunities to which they are entitled under the law.
If the administration's guidance is accepted and Columbia's accreditation is revoked, the school would no longer be eligible to receive federal and state financial aid programs.
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