Sex & Gender

Education Department fines Michigan State $4.5 million for failing to report sexual violence, including abuse of hundreds of women by former team doctor. The penalties signal toughened enforcement of federal disclosure laws.

An appeals court rules that the firing of a former Hofstra University tennis coach accused of sexual harassment may have been motivated by public arm-twisting.

Johns Hopkins fires professor over clash with student protesters, but he says he has no remorse for either the attack or being a "white male."

A split in two federal appeals courts opinions could set up a court challenge at the highest level and give clarity on due process in campus sexual violence cases.

LGBTQ advocates want the association to intervene and help break what they call a long-standing pattern of discrimination at one of the nation's most prominent religious institutions.

Resolving differences over sexual assault procedures, including requirements for live hearings, emerges as one of the biggest challenges for negotiating a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.

Political science association pleases and surprises members with its flagship publication's new editorial team.

It is not permissible to debate in some academic parlor game the lives of people who are oppressed and murdered, writes Mark Lance.