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UM-Flint lauded by The Military Times for veteran friendliness
Already recognized once this academic year, the University of Michigan-Flint has earned acknowledgment from The Military Times via its 2025 "Best for Vets" rankings. It is the fourth consecutive year UM-Flint has been added to the list. For more than a decade, the Times has recognized colleges and universities with "a commitment to supporting veterans[…]
Q & A: UM-Flint Chancellor Emeritus Juan E. Mestas
Juan E. Mestas served as Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint from September 1999 to January 2007. He recently announced his retirement and plans to return to California.
First UM-Flint Faculty Member Selected for ACE Fellows Program
The American Council on Education (ACE) has selected UM-Flint Associate Professor of Computer Science Stephen Turner as one of 47 emerging college and university leaders for the 2015-16 class of the ACE Fellows Program.
Alumni Gift Helps Send UM-Flint Students to New Orleans for Alternative Summer Break
A crew from UM-Flint, including 21 students, will work on a home-and-property-renovating project in New Orleans in May as part of the university's first Alternative Summer Break.
UM-Flint's 9th Annual Super Science Friday to Feature NASA Astronaut
On Friday, May 1, more than 800 middle school students from 25 schools in the Genesee County area will participate in hands-on science activities on the University of Michigan-Flint campus. This is the largest group of students to ever attend Super Science Friday.
Chancellor's Editorial Pledges to Recommit UM-Flint to City's Revitalization
Chancellor Susan E. Borrego writes that the University of Michigan-Flint is ready to play a role in the resurgence of Flint and the region. In an opinion editorial published online in The Flint Journal, Chancellor Borrego describes the transformational impact of education on her own life as well as the lives of others.
UM-Flint Announces 2015 Faculty and Staff Award Winners
The University of Michigan-Flint Office of the Provost, with the assistance of the Scholarships, Awards, and Special Events Committee, announced several faculty and staff awards for 2015.
Keith Moreland Appointed Interim Dean of UM-Flint School of Health Professions and Studies
The appointment of Professor Keith Moreland to the position has been approved by the University of Michigan Board of Regents, effective January 1, 2015.
UM-Flint Academic Affairs Convocation Welcomes New Faculty, Announces Faculty Awards
The University of Michigan-Flint held its annual Academic Affairs Convocation August 27 at the university theatre to welcome new faculty and honor those receiving faculty awards, promotion and/or tenure, and to recognize those receiving service awards.
UM-Flint School Of Health Professions and Studies Dean Leaving for Position at the University of Akron
Gerard Voland, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, announced that School of Health Professions and Studies Dean David Gordon MD has accepted a position at the University of Akron.