Outside of athletics, there has been controversy over student protests and encampments over politics, DEI and the Israel-Gaza war. Federal cases involving University of Michigan students from China alleged surveilling a military exercise, smuggling biological pathogens across U.S. borders and illegally voting in the 2024 election.

ANN ARBOR, MI — The University of Michigan is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a former diversity, equity and inclusion administrator three months after she alleged UM violated her civil rights when she was fired in late 2024. Rachel ...

A Black woman who ran the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives is suing the University of Michigan, claiming racial and gender discrimination in her firing. The school fired Rachel Dawson in December after she was accused of making antisemitic ...

EAST LANSING — Michigan State University will no longer use diversity, equity and inclusion statements in faculty reappointment, tenure or promotion decisions, faculty have been told, seven months after the University of Michigan made the same decision.

After firing Sherrone Moore, Michigan is looking for a new football coach. While most jobs have been filled, the Wolverines job is one of the biggest.

The presumed frontrunner to land the Michigan head-coaching job finally addressed the rumors that have linked him to the school.

EAST LANSING — In a split vote, Michigan State trustees removed the word "diversity" from the title of a vice president who was the top official on campus responsible for diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Jabbar Bennett previously served as the ...