The Trump administration is investigating a pair of federally funded universities accused of violating civil rights laws over their race-specific student-housing communities. The University of Massachusetts Amherst, which received over $322 million in federal funding in fiscal year 2024, is home to five of what it calls "Defined Residential Communities" — "communities in residence halls where students can live with hall mates who share similar interests, backgrounds, and identifies." 'Re-create
Race-segregated dorms? HUD investigating universities over 'identity-based' communities