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  • A group of female students talking to another student sitting at a Giving Blueday table

    Giving Blueday 2024 (Photo Gallery)…

    March 14, 2024
  • Photo of Saginaw St and the University Pavilion

    UM-Flint's Bachelor of Social Work lauded by Forbes as one of the nation…

    March 7, 2024
  • Matt Wyneken overlayed with a photo of campus

    UM-Flint's Wyneken named MI-AMTE service award winner…

    February 26, 2024
  • A female UM-Flint alumni talking with a tax prep client

    UM-Flint accounting students dedicate expertise to assisting low-income …

    February 12, 2024
  • Exterior of Murchie Science Building

    UM-Flint recognized by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in on…

    February 7, 2024
  • Black History Month

    UM-Flint Black History Month celebration features monthlong event schedu…

    February 1, 2024
  • The USASBE award being presented to Mark Simon

    UM-Flint's Hagerman Center Receives USASBE's 2024 Excellence Award…

    January 30, 2024
  • Exterior of UM-Flint's Murchie Science Building with UM-Flint banner on lightpole

    UM-Flint collects nine Intelligent.com program rankings, named one of th…

    December 7, 2023
  • A digital rendering of the forthcoming CIT building

    UM-Flint to receive multimillion-dollar investment from the state to con…

    November 27, 2023
  • Exterior of Student Veterans Resource Center

    UM-Flint earns second veteran accolade of academic year…

    November 6, 2023

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