The Department of Education initiated the process to remove Columbia University's accreditation on Wednesday over its antisemitism allegations.
The move represents an escalation on the part of the Trump administration, despite the institution caving to the White House's demands, which included severely punishing students and alumni engaging in pro-Palestine protests.
The Trump administration has pulled some $400 million in funding from the university since March.
Columbia University violated federal civil rights law by "acting with deliberate indifference toward student-on-student harassment of Jewish students" from Oct. 7, 2023 through the present, a Trump administration investigation alleged Thursday.
Columbia did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
Columbia's accreditor, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), confirmed to Axios that it received the DOE's note, but declined to make any additional comments.
The note also suggests that other universities facing Trump threats – such as Harvard – will see threats to their accreditation.
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torn because i dont think columbia did enough to protect jewish students but also recognize the ridiculousness of the trump admin
tough one