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Donald Trump’s administration said Colombian University no longer meets the standards necessary for accreditation due to violation of federal laws on discrimination, sharply increased pressure on the institution.
The Education Department said he informed the secondary state commission on higher education that accredits Colombiathat the university was “a violation of federal laws against discrimination and therefore does not meet the standards of accreditation established by the commission.”
Action threatens Colombia’s access to tens of millions of dollars for tuition from public grants and loans supported by the government to support students and adds pressure to it to negotiate with the government.
Linda McMuhon, Secretary educationHe said: “After Hamas” on October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack on Israel, the leadership of the Colombian University acted with purposeful indifference to the persecution of Jewish students in their campus. It is not only immoral but also illegal. The accreditors are huge public liability as federal aid goalkeepers. “
In March, the University of New York announced a number of reforms in response to federal financing of $ 400 million and requires changing its management and disciplinary procedures. Since then, he has presented plans for further changes that many teachers considered, because further weakening of their power and admission to the Trump administration.
The administration has launched a wide attack on the US elite universities with investigations allegedly failed to fight anti -Semitism and abolished or reduced funding for researchers in institutions across the country.
Harvard – among those who are Disped with Washington’s requirements And in April he sued the administration. He had reduced federal financing and the right to enroll foreign students.
After the trial of Harvard Claire Shipman, acting President of Colombia, he promised that “we will abandon any agreements that require us to abandon our independence and autonomy as an educational institution.”
In order to work and get the right to state financing, US universities must be allowed one of the seven non -profit accreditation agencies.
Trump has tightened pressure on the agency by signing Executive order In April, which accused them of failure of their duties and threatens to withdraw or weaken power over accreditation.
The Education Department said that last month, its civil rights office determined Colombia, “acted with purposeful indifference to the persecution of Jewish students.”
It states that “if the university does not come into line for a certain period, the actor must take appropriate measures against his institution -member.”
The secondary education commission confirmed that she had received a letter on this issue on Wednesday and stated that there were no other comments at this time.
Colombia did not immediately respond to a comment request.
