A Times investigation found that the school built one of the most ambitious diversity programs in the country — only to see increased discord and division on campus.
The school is one of higher education’s biggest supporters of D.E.I. Now it’s considering a new approach as critics question the program’s success and impact on campus life.
Michigan, once at the forefront of school diversity efforts, is rapidly changing course amid campus pushback and broad scrutiny by the Trump administration.
The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were currency.
The focus on a former president comes at a moment when Republicans have fought to shift public attention away from Mr. Epstein’s friendship with President Trump.
Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with the disgraced financier.
This summer, federal investigators assembled a summary of accusations against Mr. Trump that had come in through the agency’s public tip line. The Times has not corroborated the allegations.
