Tag Archives: History
UM-Flint's Wyatt Exploration Program Looks at "The Making and Unmaking of AutoWorld"
As part of the 2013-14 Wyatt Lecture Series, former Flint resident and Appalachian State University assistant professor of history Andrea Burns, Ph.D. will present "A Unique Place in All the World: The Making and Unmaking of AutoWorld."
UM-Flint Assistant Professor Named State Scholar for Smithsonian's "The Way We Worked" Exhibit
UM-Flint's Wyatt Professor of U.S. History Thomas Henthorn, Ph.D. has been selected as the Michigan Humanities Council state scholar for The Way We Worked, a traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibit focusing on American work culture.
UM-Flint Students Diving Deeper Into Flint's Diverse History
Because this year's Wyatt Exploration events are open to all students, history majors are encouraged to sign up early for the events to make sure they get a spot.
UM-Flint Professor Helps Bring Conference on Artistic Rivalry to Flint Institute of Arts
"Paragone" is an Italian word meaning comparison. During the Italian Renaissance it was a debate in which one art form is championed as superior to all others.
UM-Flint to Host Author of "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City"
Young is the author of the 2013 book Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City, built around his quixotic search for reconnection to his roots growing up in north Flint's Civic Park.
UM-Flint Workshop Hosts Specialists in Holocaust Research
Workshop participants include K-12 educators, community and 4-year college faculty, graduate students, librarians, and education resource/curriculum specialists.
UM-Flint Workshop Offers New Insights and Methods for Teaching the Holocaust
This is a rare opportunity that combines scholarship, cutting edge research technology, and innovative teaching techniques using video testimonies.
UM-Flint Presents: "The crisis of organized labor in historical and global perspective"
Glenn Perusek is the director of the Center for Strategic Research at the national AFL-CIO in Washington, DC.
UM-Flint Hosts Free Stage Presentation of "Marx in Soho"
While many erroneously equated Marx with communist dictators, Marx himself became so disheartened by the misreading of his ideas that near the end of his life he stated, "I, at last, am not a Marxist."
UM-Flint Events for African American Heritage Month 2013
Diversity Education Services invites insight and introspection on black emancipation, freedom, justice and equality, and the movements that have sought to achieve these goals.