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  • Person sitting at a desk with text overlay reading "Braeden Burger, Computer Science Major, Music Composition Minor, Winter 2026 Maize & Blue Distinguished Scholar," with a bookshelf and flowers in the background and a University of Michigan-Flint logo in the top left corner.

    UM-Flint alum blends music composition with computer science (video)…

    May 13, 2026
  • Person wearing a green ribbed shirt and a delicate necklace against a yellow background.

    UM-Flint's Read finds purpose, community far from small-town roots…

    April 30, 2026
  • Group of people, including police officers and civilians wearing yellow "Officer Friendly Day" t-shirts, posing outdoors with a sign that reads "Officer Friendly Day. Do you have any safety questions? Ask me!"

    UM-Flint's fifth annual Officer Friendly Day, May 9, connecting communit…

    April 29, 2026
  • Person wearing glasses and a brown shirt against a dark blue background with a greenish texture.

    UM-Flint's Fuentes charts her own course to a Maize & Blue award…

    April 27, 2026
  • Person with long curly hair wearing an off-shoulder black top against a yellow background.

    Maize and Blue Scholar Cowan learned to lead at UM-Flint…

    April 21, 2026
  • A dancer standing center stage with one arm raised, surrounded by other dancers lying on the floor in a dark setting.

    UM-Flint Spring Dance Concert returns April 17-18 with Flint Artist in R…

    April 9, 2026
  • Flint Farmers' Market building with a large red sign on the roof and a partly cloudy sky above.

    UM-Flint to host policy pitch competition April 16 at Flint Farmers' Mar…

    April 8, 2026
  • Person wearing a multicolored striped sweater standing in front of a colorful graffiti wall with geometric shapes and hearts.

    Whittaker to share his spirit of reinvention at UM-Flint's Winter 2026 C…

    April 2, 2026
  • Two women wearing conference badges stand side by side indoors. The background is a choral performance.

    UM-Flint's Hristova is reimagining choral music education…

    March 31, 2026
  • A group of musicians playing brass instruments, including trumpets and a trombone, on stage in a dark setting.

    UM-Flint's MusiCollage returns to The Whiting, March 26…

    March 18, 2026

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