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  • Omar Elnour poses for a portrait.

    Q&A with UM-Flint Student Government DEI Director…

    September 1, 2020
  • UM-Flint Student Government President Samantha Uptmor poses for a portrait on a bridge over the Flint River. She is wearing a blue UM-Flint T-shirt.

    New UM-Flint Student Government president focuses on engagement, DEI and…

    August 24, 2020
  • Students walk through the first floor of the University Pavilion.

    UM-Flint focused on safety, flexibility with Food Service options…

    August 19, 2020
  • The White Building is featured in a photo of campus in the summer. The Flint River and green trees are in front of the building.

    UM-Flint nurse practitioner program partners with counseling services to…

    August 10, 2020
  • Maureen Tippen poses for a portrait in the lobby of the White Building at UM-Flint.

    Maureen Tippen awarded UM President's Award for Distinguished Service in…

    July 22, 2020
  • UM-Flint logo

    Disability Services at UM-Flint makes education accessible…

    July 15, 2020
  • Flags from several nations hang in the University of Michigan-Flint's Riverfront Center. (

    UM-Flint students start Model UN team…

    July 6, 2020
  • Rainbow-colored streamers hang in the doorway of the Center for Gender and Sexuality

    UM-Flint students share what pride means to them…

    June 29, 2020
  • Samara Hough, LMSW, is joining the University of Michigan-Flint as the new Director for the Center for Gender and Sexuality (CGS). (Photo courtesy of Samara Hough)

    Hough to continue the mission of the Center for Gender and Sexuality…

    June 1, 2020
  • The University of Michigan-Flint is launching two new residential learning communities this fall. (Photo by UM-Flint)

    Housing introduces new Residential Learning Communities at UM-Flint…

    May 22, 2020

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