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Maddow Blog-Columbia University's appeasement strategy toward Trump keeps failing
The university agreed to most of the White House’s demands months ago. It hasn’t stopped Team Trump from going after the school.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/columbia-universitys-appeasement-strategy-trump-keeps-rcna211206
In effect, the White House responded to Columbia’s appeasement by trying to take over parts of Columbia.
The developments were not lost on other universities — Harvard certainly took note before choosing to fight back against Trump’s heavy-handed tactics — but making matters worse is the fact that the administration wasn’t done with Columbia. NBC News reported:
According to the administration, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights determined that Columbia violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in response to pro-Palestinian protests....
But there’s also the larger set of circumstances to consider: Despite the plain fact that Columbia agreed to most of the White House’s demands months ago, they’re still an administration target.
The message, to other schools and other institutions, couldn’t be any clearer: Trying to pacify Trump and his team will do little to slow their offensive.
For its part, Columbia said in a statement that it is “aware of the concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights today” and that it has “addressed those concerns directly” with its accreditor.
“Columbia is deeply committed to combating antisemitism on our campus. We take this issue seriously and are continuing to work with the federal government to address it,” it said.
The developments were not lost on other universities — Harvard certainly took note before choosing to fight back against Trump’s heavy-handed tactics — but making matters worse is the fact that the administration wasn’t done with Columbia. NBC News reported:
The Trump administration said Wednesday that it has notified the accreditor for Columbia University that the school violated federal anti-discrimination laws, threatening the university’s accreditation status by saying it “no longer appears to meet the Commissions accreditation standards.”
According to the administration, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights and the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights determined that Columbia violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in response to pro-Palestinian protests....
But there’s also the larger set of circumstances to consider: Despite the plain fact that Columbia agreed to most of the White House’s demands months ago, they’re still an administration target.
The message, to other schools and other institutions, couldn’t be any clearer: Trying to pacify Trump and his team will do little to slow their offensive.
For its part, Columbia said in a statement that it is “aware of the concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights today” and that it has “addressed those concerns directly” with its accreditor.
“Columbia is deeply committed to combating antisemitism on our campus. We take this issue seriously and are continuing to work with the federal government to address it,” it said.
I suspect that some of the law firms who cut deals with trump will soon be seeing similar actions taken against them. trump is never satisfied
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