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Summer camp expands UM-Flint women's club soccer community impact
UM-Flint's women's club soccer team is using its annual youth summer camp to build community connections, mentor young players, and sustain its student-run program. Now in its third year, the day camp is a high-energy event that brings local kids together on and off the field. This year's event will again serve as both a[…]
Merging professional and student actors to produce "Lucky Stiff" with the Flint Rep
Associate professor of theatre Stephanie Dean shares her experience with the Flint Rep co-production of "Lucky Stiff."
HOMEGROWN GREATNESS (Trey McKenney Day photo gallery)
Flint showed up for one of its own. Community members, local leaders and basketball fans packed the Riverfront Conference Center, May 14, to celebrate Flint native and University of Michigan men's basketball national champion Trey McKenney during "Trey Day." Hosted in partnership by the University of Michigan-Flint, the Flint & Genesee Group and the city[…]
UM-Flint Chancellor Laurence B. Alexander inducted into Tulane Law Hall of Fame
In a career built on making the case for access, opportunity and student success, Laurence B. Alexander has earned a new distinction: induction into Tulane University Law School's Hall of Fame. The University of Michigan-Flint chancellor was one of four alumni selected for the 2026 honor, which celebrates graduates "whose careers exemplify professional excellence, integrity[…]
UM-Flint alum blends music composition with computer science (video)
Recent grad Braeden Burger shares how he connected computer science and music composition at UM-Flint.
MOMENTS THAT MATTER (Officer Friendly Day photo gallery)
Officer Friendly Day was back for year five on May 9, and the impact keeps getting bigger. What started in Flint is now drawing attention across the country as a model for strengthening relationships between law enforcement and the autism community. Through interactive experiences, thoughtful programming and plenty of moments of joy, families and officers connected in ways that go[…]
CAP SPACE (Graduation cap photo gallery)
The University of Michigan-Flint's Winter 2026 Commencement ceremonies, May 3 at the Dort Financial Center, delivered all the celebration you'd expect—and a little extra personality to match. That creativity shone through most on the graduates' caps, where messages ranged from heartfelt and reflective to witty and unmistakably Michigan. Each one told its own story, turning[…]
UM-Flint's Womack recognized as community contributor of the year for advocacy and collaboration
Todd Womack, program manager, academic advisor, and lecturer in the Department of Social Work at the University of Michigan-Flint College of Health Sciences, has been named Community Contributor of the Year by the Arab American Heritage Council. He received the honor at the council's 28th annual Ensure the Legacy Banquet, which recognizes individuals whose work[…]
TURNING THE TASSEL & THE PAGE (Winter 2026 commencement photo gallery)
They say April showers, of which there were many, bring May flowers. Well, in the city of Flint, they also bring University of Michigan-Flint graduates. The downtown campus celebrated the latest group of "Leaders and Best," May 3, at its Winter 2026 Commencement Ceremony at the Dort Financial Center. About 950 graduates were eligible to[…]
UM-Flint, Explore Flint & Genesee and city of Flint celebrate Wolverines' McKenney
University of Michigan shooting guard and Flint native Trey McKenney made great strides in his first year on the university's men's basketball team, helping the Wolverines win the 2026 NCAA National Championship while also earning Big Ten All-Freshman honors for his on-court skills. And like many other famous basketball players, including Glenn Rice, Morris Peterson,[…]