University of Michigan Reaches Half-Billion-Dollar Settlement Over Sports Doctor’s 4 Decades of Sexual Abuse

Students walk across the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Jan. 17, 2003. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The University of Michigan has reached a $490 million settlement with more than 1,000 former students who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor, the college’s Board of Regents announced on Jan. 19.

“Our most solemn responsibility to our university and community members is to support healing and restoration of trust in an environment where safety is paramount,” the board said in a statement.