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UM-Flint's Wyatt Exploration Program connects students with Cuba's people, culture and history

Students visited many cultural sites in Cuba, including the Patio del Pelegrín artist colony.

"The Cuban people are some of the nicest you'll ever meet; they're so brave and resilient, and our host families were incredibly kind and generous. Connecting with them was my favorite part of the experience," said Drew Conner, a junior computer science major from Flint who visited Cuba this March as part of the 2025[…]

Preservationists breathing life back into Flint cemeteries

The UM-Flint Cemetery Preservation team (pictured left to right: Lisa Horn of Novi, Wendy Kimberly of Fort Gratiot, Izzy Guertin of Fenton and Mary Ann Kost of Linden) pose in front of a Gantry crane at Old Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Flint

Chances are you've heard of gravediggers, grave circumstances and even grave robbers. But have you ever heard of grave cleaners?  Well, that's exactly what Thomas Henthorn, a University of Michigan-Flint associate professor of history, and a team of students and community volunteers are doing as the group works to breathe life back into Flint-area cemeteries. […]