* The U.S. Education Department said Columbia University has failed to meet the standards for accreditation because it “is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws.” * The department cited the Ivy League school’s alleged toleration of harassment of Jewish students after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas. * The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights notified the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an accrediting institution that Columbia belongs to, of the alleged violation.

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday that Columbia University has failed to meet the standards for accreditation because it “is in violation of federal antidiscrimination laws” for allegedly tolerating harassment of Jewish students on campus.

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