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University of Michigan-Flint Selected as One of the Best Branch Campuses
The HuffPost story noted, "it is on satellite campuses where many schools feel the freedom to launch their most innovative programs."
Area School Officials Get First Look at UM-Flint's Neff Center for Placed-Based Education
The purpose of the center is to mutually enrich university and northern Flint communities through place-based education, research, and student services.
UM-Flint to Share $800,000 DHS Grant to Help Former Foster Care Students
Genesee County is second in the state to Wayne County in the number of youth in foster care, with approximately 1,200 young people in the system.
UM-Flint School of Management Named Among "Best 296 Business Schools" of 2013
This latest recognition comes less than a month after the School of Management was named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the Midwest by U.S. News' "Best Colleges 2013."
UM-Flint to Receive $900,000 in Scholarship Funding for Disadvantaged Nursing Students
The program will provide $15,000 scholarships per year for 4 years to each of 15 economically disadvantaged Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students, for a total of $60,000 per student over the course of the program.
Flint's Higher Education Institutions to Explore "What The Best College Teachers Do"
"We understand that what our students learn is highly dependent on how we teach," said Jan Worth-Nelson, director of UM-Flint's Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching, one of the event organizers.
UM-Flint Sees Big Jump in International Enrollment
For fall 2012, there are 348 international students on the UM-Flint campus, up 94 students—or 37 percent.
UM-Flint Converting to "Green" Computer Labs
The zero client will consume on average 9 watts of power while running, whereas a desktop consumes around 80-100 watts, which means a smaller carbon footprint.
Author Nawal El Saadawi Selected UM-Flint's First "Jack W. Thompson Visiting Professor"
Ernest Emenyonu, Ph.D., UM-Flint professor of Africana Studies, nominated Dr. El Saadawi. He met with her during her 2008 visit to the UM-Flint campus.
Shhh…UM-Flint Entrepreneurs Share Secrets
The Pirkovic brothers developed the website after learning that rates of cyber bullying, depression, and suicide are skyrocketing among young people.