Editing University of Michigan (section)

===Safety===

Violent crime is rare on campus, though there have been a few notorious cases, including [[Theodore Kaczynski]]'s attempted murder of professor [[James V. McConnell]] and research assistant Nicklaus Suino in 1985. In 2022, [[David DePape]], the man convicted of attacking [[Paul Pelosi]], who is the husband of former U.S. House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]], targeted [[Gayle Rubin]], an associate professor of anthropology and women’s studies at the university.<ref name="Rubin16112023BRIDGEMI">{{cite web |last=James |first=Janelle D. |title=Who is Gayle Rubin, the U-M professor targeted by Paul Pelosi's attacker? |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/who-gayle-rubin-u-m-professor-targeted-paul-pelosis-attacker |website=bridgemi.com |date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=February 18, 2025 }}</ref> DePape testified during his trial that he hoped to use Nancy and Paul Pelosi in an effort to get to Gayle Rubin.<ref name="Rubin16112023BRIDGEMI" />

A radical left-wing militant organization [[Weather Underground]] was founded at the university in 1969.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Wakin |first = Daniel J. |date = August 24, 2003 |title = Quieter Lives for 60's Militants, but Intensity of Beliefs Hasn't Faded |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/nyregion/quieter-lives-for-60-s-militants-but-intensity-of-beliefs-hasn-t-faded.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403082338/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/nyregion/quieter-lives-for-60-s-militants-but-intensity-of-beliefs-hasn-t-faded.html |archive-date = April 3, 2019 |access-date = December 12, 2021 |website = The New York Times }}</ref> It was later designated a domestic terrorist group by the [[FBI]].<ref>{{Cite web |title = Weather Underground Bombings |url = https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/weather-underground-bombings |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190510182419/https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/weather-underground-bombings |archive-date = May 10, 2019 |access-date = December 12, 2021 |publisher = Federal Bureau of Investigation }}</ref>

In 2014, the University of Michigan was named one of 55 higher education institutions under investigation by the Office of Civil Rights "for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual violence and harassment complaints." President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault]] was organized for such investigations.<ref>{{Cite news |date = May 1, 2014 |title = U.S. Department of Education Releases List of Higher Education Institutions with Open Title IX Sexual Violence Investigations |url = http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-list-higher-education-institutions-open-title-i |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714000905/http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/us-department-education-releases-list-higher-education-institutions-open-title-i |archive-date = July 14, 2014 |access-date = July 14, 2014 |work = U.S. Department of Education }}</ref> Seven years later, in 2021, the university attracted national attention when a report commissioned by the university was released that detailed an investigation into sexual assault allegations against doctor [[Robert Anderson (sex offender)|Robert Anderson]] who reportedly abused at least 950 university students, many of whom were athletes, from 1966 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last = Breiler |first = Christopher |title = Horrific Details Of Sexual Abuse at Michigan Largely Ignored Amid Debates Over Legacies |url = https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/university-of-michigan-football-doctor-robert-anderson-bo-schembechler |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211212060217/https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/university-of-michigan-football-doctor-robert-anderson-bo-schembechler |archive-date = December 12, 2021 |access-date = December 12, 2021 |department = Michigan Wolverines News, Analysis and More |magazine = Sports Illustrated }}</ref> Several football players from that time say football coach [[Bo Schembechler]] ignored and enabled the abuse and told players to "toughen up" after being molested.<ref>{{Cite web |date = June 10, 2021 |title = Bo Schembechler's son, others say iconic coach knew about Michigan doctor's sexual abuse |url = https://sports.yahoo.com/bo-schembechlers-son-others-detail-how-much-iconic-coach-knew-about-sexual-abuse-190114255.html |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211212060218/https://sports.yahoo.com/bo-schembechlers-son-others-detail-how-much-iconic-coach-knew-about-sexual-abuse-190114255.html |archive-date = December 12, 2021 |access-date = December 12, 2021 |website = Yahoo! Sports }}</ref> Schembechler reportedly punched his then 10-year-old son Matthew after he reported abuse by Anderson.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Blinder |first = Alan |date = June 10, 2021 |title = Son of Bo Schembechler Says He Was Abused by Team Doctor at Michigan |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/sports/ncaafootball/michigan-abuse-bo-schembechler.html |url-access = limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/sports/ncaafootball/michigan-abuse-bo-schembechler.html |archive-date = December 28, 2021 |website = The New York Times }}{{cbignore}}</ref> Following the exposure of a similar history of abuse at [[Ohio State University]], male survivors of both Anderson at Michigan and Strauss at Ohio State spoke out to combat sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Heinrichs |first = Audra |date = November 30, 2021 |title = Male survivors unite to expose sexual abuse at college football's biggest rivals |url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/30/ohio-state-michigan-doctors-sexual-abuse-college-football |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211220114201/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/30/ohio-state-michigan-doctors-sexual-abuse-college-football |archive-date = December 20, 2021 |access-date = December 22, 2021 |website = The Guardian }}</ref> The University of Michigan settled with the survivors for $490 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last = Jesse |first = David |title = University of Michigan reaches $490M settlement with Dr. Anderson sexual assault survivors |url = https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2022/01/19/university-michigan-robert-anderson-settlement-sexual-assault/6553333001/ |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220120030702/https://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2022/01/19/university-michigan-robert-anderson-settlement-sexual-assault/6553333001/ |archive-date = January 20, 2022 |access-date = January 20, 2022 |website = Detroit Free Press |language = en-US }}</ref>