Tag Archives: Criminal Justice

UM-Flint faculty receive $18,000 grant to support "Unlocking the Arts in Flint" program

October 3, 2022 10:17 am Madeline Campbell

UM-Flint students and faculty came together for a workshop focused on the Youth Arts: Unlocked program and to talk about the "Unlocking the Arts in Flint" grant.

An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County. The grant will support and strengthen a program titled "Unlocking the Arts in Flint," a joint venture between the Flint-area nonprofit Youth Arts: Unlocked and the UM-Flint Arts[…]

UM-Flint student explores mental health in the criminal justice system

September 20, 2022 10:21 am Madeline Campbell

UM-Flint psychology major Shelby Tracy spent her summer researching interactions between inmates and officers at the Sanilac County Sherrif's Office.

While Shelby Tracy may have spent her summer at the Sanilac County Sheriff's Office, it was not for breaking any laws. Rather, the University of Michigan-Flint senior psychology major from Sandusky was there to study the interactions between law enforcement officers and inmates, while gaining experience in the criminal justice field ahead of her projected[…]

UM-Flint helped Mallory get accepted to law school

April 27, 2022 9:37 am Logan McGrady

Mallory Lucas is headed to Wayne State Law School – and the University of Michigan-Flint helped her to get there. A 2021 criminal justice and sociology graduate, Mallory took advantage of the experiences available to her as a UM-Flint student to help her application stand out. She built her credentials as a tether agent with[…]

UM-Flint offers education, survivor support during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

April 14, 2021 9:27 am Lindsay Knake

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and the University of Michigan-Flint students and staff are here to support survivors and continue to build a campus culture that is free of sexual violence.

20 ways UM-Flint CAS innovated in 2020 (Part 1)

December 8, 2020 9:20 am Logan McGrady

The UM-Flint community has developed countless solutions to the challenges this year has presented.

It goes without saying: This year has been filled with unprecedented hardships. Students, faculty, and staff across the UM-Flint community have encountered countless challenges that often change from week to week.

$600K grant allows UM-Flint students to explore global questions

January 9, 2020 8:13 am Logan McGrady

Daniel Birchok (left) and Jacob Lederman discuss plans for "Borders and Crossings," a series of courses that engage students in global problem-solving.

Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a program titled "Borders and Crossings: Exploring Global Questions at the University of Michigan-Flint" will help exponentially more students gain the tools they need to solve grand questions on a global scale.