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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.

UM-Flint CIT introduces six new graduate programs

Students interested in high demand master's degrees within the technology space are invited to attend the CIT Graduate Programs Open House, March 5.

The College of Innovation and Technology at the University of Michigan-Flint has added six new programs to its catalog of graduate-level offerings. These new programs are built with a focus on innovation in a variety of disciplines within the technology space. The full list of new degree options is: Marouane Kessentini, CIT associate dean for[…]

UM-Flint installs wellness vending machine with accessible medication, hygiene items

The University of Michigan-Flint has installed a health and wellness vending machine on the second floor of the UCEN. Photo by Jake Cessna, UM-Flint Office of Marketing & Communications

If you're in need of over-the-counter medications, contraceptives or personal care products while on campus, there's no need to make a drug store run as you can now simply visit a Harding Mott University Center vending machine.