• Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    It is a statement of fact that it was accredited in the 20th century.

    It is also a statement of fact that Oxford still isn’t an accredited university.

    As another example, my sister got her Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering in the 1980’s from Johns Hopkins University and her degree at the time wasn’t accredited. No one cared. It was Johns Hopkins.

    Accreditation is like the Better Business Bureau for schools. It means nothing to big businesses but can help consumers identify shady businesses from legitimate companies. Google isn’t BBB accredited because Google doesn’t care. Oxford isn’t acreddited because Oxford doesn’t care.