Tag: sociology
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UM-Flint’s Institute for Society and Technology finds local gig workers want stronger pay and benefits protections
A first-of-its-kind survey on gig workers in Flint and Genesee county was produced by UM-Flint’s Institute for Society & Technology.
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Interdisciplinary research team at UM-Flint instrumental in Global Flint Initiative
UM-Flint professors of anthropology, linguistics and sociology are collaborating to support research for the Global Flint Initiative.
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Maize & Blue Distinguished Scholar Tupper found a new future at UM-Flint
Diane Tupper went back to school to get her bachelor’s degree after the death of her husband, graduating along side one of her children.
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UM-Flint receives $495K Mellon Grant to explore “Cracks in the Pavement”
The grant will explore how democracy is enacted in unexpected places, often in parallel with traditional institutions.
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UM-Flint first-year student to participate in overseas research study
One University of Michigan-Flint student will spend his summer overseas after being selected to be part of the “Trusted Faces, Familiar Places” study. Keaton Reese, a first-year student working towards…
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UM-Flint faculty receive $18,000 grant to support “Unlocking the Arts in Flint” program
An $18,000 grant from the U-M Arts Initiative will assist three University of Michigan-Flint faculty members in helping to foster social change in Flint and Genesee County. The grant will…
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UM-Flint helped Mallory get accepted to law school
Mallory Lucas is headed to Wayne State Law School – and the University of Michigan-Flint helped her to get there. A 2021 criminal justice and sociology graduate, Mallory took advantage…
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Recognizing Juneteenth: 5 Courses to Take This Fall
Today is Juneteenth, our newest national holiday and the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the abolishment of slavery in the United States. The day memorializes the events of June 19, 1865, in which…
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UM-Flint students celebrate Pride Month
Pride Month, which is June each year, a month of events to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and the freedom of LGBTQ+ people to be themselves.
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UM-Flint offers education, survivor support during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and the University of Michigan-Flint students and staff are here to support survivors and continue to build a campus culture that is free…