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UM-Flint CIT Welcomes Cohort of International Research Scholars

Thanks to new international agreements and partnerships, nine graduate students from top universities in Tunisia will finalize their thesis work with CIT faculty this year.

As College of Innovation & Technology research funding grows, the college has welcomed a cohort of international research scholars to collaborate on faculty funded projects. Thanks to new international agreements and partnerships in the Middle East and North Africa region, nine graduate students from top universities in Tunisia will finalize their thesis work with CIT[…]

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

In addition to being recognized as one of the nation's best, UM-Flint's Bachelor of Social Work program can be completed entirely online.

The University of Michigan-Flint's Bachelor of Social Work program has been ranked as one of the country's best for 2024 by Forbes Advisor. Forbes ranked 40 accredited, nonprofit colleges offering an online Bachelor of Social Work degree using 17 data points in the categories of credibility, affordability, student outcomes, student experience and application process, using[…]

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

Matt Wyneken recently retired after close to 40 years of service to the university.

Matt Wyneken, associate professor emeritus of education at the University of Michigan-Flint, has been named the 2024 Rheta Rubenstein Service Award winner by the Michigan Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators. The award was created to honor members who have exhibited exemplary service to MI-AMTE, the state, the mathematics teacher education community, and the profession. Winners[…]

Revolution and Resilience: UM-Flint students can travel to Cuba for (essentially) free

UM-Flint faculty members Stephanie Vidaillet Gelderloos (front) and Thomas Henthorn (rear) will be leading students on a funded trip to Cuba in 2025. They are pictured here near a mural in Viñales, Cuba, approximately 114 miles southwest of Havana.

Despite being just 100 miles off of Key West, Florida, it can seem that Cuba is a world away. Since the U.S. embargo against the island country first began in 1960, the Caribbean nation has been largely isolated – politically and economically – from its neighbor to the north. But despite the embargo and restricted[…]

UM-Flint student engages fellow young voters as part of Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force

Jacquindre Brown, a senior political science and history major from Mount Morris Township, was named to the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, a statewide effort through the Michigan Secretary of State to engage young voters.

The senior political science and history major from Mount Morris Township was named to the Collegiate Student Advisory Task Force, a statewide effort through the Michigan Secretary of State to engage young voters.