2026
Trump Administration's HUD Probes Alleged Race-Based Dorm Programs at UConn and UMin
The Trump administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened civil-rights investigations into the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota following complaints that the schools operate dorm programs steering students into campus housing based on race. The agency is …
University of Connecticut and University of Minnesota, US
Education & schools
Housing & redlining
Jim Crow
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The Trump administration's Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opened civil-rights investigations into the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota following complaints that the schools operate dorm programs steering students into campus housing based on race. The agency is probing whether these programs violate federal civil-rights laws.