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Blood Drive and Memorial Tribute at UM-Flint to Honor 2013 Homicide Victims
The University of Michigan-Flint and the American Red Cross are joining together for the second year in a row to hold a blood drive and memorial to honor Flint homicide…
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UM-Flint Alumnus and Renowned Political Theorist William Connolly Returns to Campus
William E. Connolly, Ph.D. shares memories of how the city of Flint and the University of Michigan-Flint helped him become one of today’s foremost political theorists. Connolly returns to UM-Flint…
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UM-Flint to Examine History of “Baseball Fever” in Michigan
The Detroit Tigers’ home opener is just weeks away (March 31). Thousands will brave the cold (snow is possible) to watch our national pastime. Ever wonder how baseball became so…
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UM-Flint Reaching Out to “Community Champions” to Help Meet Needs of Foster Youth
Community leaders and local, state, and federal lawmakers are being invited to a special luncheon at the University of Michigan-Flint on Monday, March 10 focusing on foster care support in…
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UM-Flint Ready to Compete Against Other Area Schools in 5th Annual Recycling Challenge
Over the past four years, the friendly recycling competition among Baker College, Kettering University, Mott Community College, and the University of Michigan-Flint has kept nearly 164,000 pounds (82 tons) of…
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UM-Flint School of Management Students Volunteer Free Tax Assistance
Thirty-five School of Management students are spending their Saturdays preparing Federal, State, and City income tax returns at no cost to low income and elderly individuals, and families in Genesee…
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Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D., The University of Michigan’s First African-American Professor
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D. was one of the 16 founding faculty members, and the only African American, for what was to become the University of Michigan-Flint. Professor Loving is remembered…
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UM-Flint Alumnus Receives Recognition for Homeland Security Investigation
University of Michigan-Flint alumnus Ryan Ribner was part of an investigative team responsible for the arrests of 49 individuals charged in Puerto Rico with allegedly trafficking identities of Puerto Rican…
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J. Parker Laurence, UM-Flint’s First African-American Graduate
When the University of Michigan-Flint opened its doors in 1956 (it was the Flint College of the University of Michigan at that time), J. Parker Laurence was among the 118…
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UM-Flint Professor to Deliver Keynote at Conference Honoring Author Chinua Achebe
UM-Flint Professor of Africana Studies Ernest Emenyonu, Ph.D. has been selected to give the keynote address at one of many international conferences focusing on the works of renown Nigerian author…