Trump signs executive order targeting college accreditation process

[LetMyPeopleVote]

There is no way that trump has the power to do this by executive order

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https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5263841-trump-executive-order-college-accreditation-mcmahon/

President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to shake up the college accreditation process, a topic that rarely gets political sunlight but is immensely important to universities.

College accreditation is the process universities must go through to receive federal financial aid, a tool Trump called his “secret weapon” on education on the campaign trail.

“University accreditation is currently a process controlled by a number of third-party organizations that’s by statute, by law, many of those third-party accreditors have relied on sort of woke ideology to accredit universities, instead of accrediting based on merit and performance,” said Will Scharf, White House staff secretary.

Although the text of the executive order is not yet out, a report from The Wall Street Journal said the president aims to use the process to remove what he sees as “ideological overreach” and to increase “intellectual diversity” on campus.

The order will also allow colleges to switch accreditors easily and encourage more competition in the accreditor space, according to the outlet.

I suspect this will be added to the lawsuit that Harvard filed against trump

[Demovictory9]

1. those for profit colleges will proliferate as long they bow to Trump

[Happy Hoosier]

2. This means accreditation will be meaningless. NT

[JT45242]

3. Those accreditation folks get on the way of for profit and for cult colleges

You know places that don't teach what you should learn in college.

Bob Jones university, trump university, all the many predatory for profit colleges.

Added bonus -- screw with colleges that teach people to think critically and question why one of the wealthiest nations on Earth has such poor life outcomes for life expectancy, happiness, food security, infant mortality etc

[EndlessWire]

8. The first thing you check

when picking a school is the accrediting agency. If it's not accredited, meaning some standard is applied to the programs, then don't spend your money there.

I feel so bad about this. rump et al have got to go. How in hell do some of these spokespeople believe what they are instructed to say on his behalf?

My personal beliefs don't allow me to wish someone would just drop dead, but I can pray for him et al to just go away. Please, Gawd, make them go away!

Go away, Donald the Orange! Go far, far away!

[xmas74]

4. He recently started attacking Wisconsin.

The Big 10 is supposedly banding together to fight this administration against attacks to any of their institutions.

There's a whole lot of research in those schools.

[JT45242]

9. Iowa caved immediately...renamed or laid off everyone in DEI initiative

Also told grad students to not count on funding or stipends.

Maybe some of the big ten will fight but the mediocrity that is the U of Iowa will cave to all MAGA and even have some magas in the university administration in addition to the cronies appointed on the oversight board by covid Kimmy.

[LakeVermilion]

5. Just remember Trump University...

That's all you need to know where he is coming from...

He wouldn't know a legitimate education from a golf ball.

[Scrivener7]

6. I think we're at the, "Oh, FFS, just ignore him," phase of the Executive Orders.

Next will be an Executive Order mandating Pop Tart flavors.

[Midnight Writer]

7. Universities need to buy Trump Gold Cards to be accredited.