A black student at Pitzer College and two other minority students at the Claremont Colleges, of which Pitzer is a part, were looking for a fourth to share housing for the summer. One line in the posting -- "POC only" (for people of color) -- turned the roommate search into the subject of a national debate. Was it legitimate for black students to seek only nonwhite roommates? Was the posting evidence of self-segregation by minority college students? The students have received an onslaught of criticism. But some say the reaction ignores the way many white students either seek out or just end up with white roommates.

August 15, 2016 ・ From Inside Higher Ed