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UM-Flint Premieres Film “Kinderblock 66: Return to Buchenwald”
The documentary is about four of the boys from Kinderblock 66 returning to Buchenwald as grown men.
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UM-Flint Faculty Lead “Tour of Flint” Bike Ride
The Tour of Flint will show riders pieces of Flint’s history as well as parts of its present and future.
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UM-Flint History Students Heading to Wales
The University of Michigan-Flint Department of History's 2012 Wyatt Exploration Program gives students the unique opportunity to explore Wales firsthand.
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UM-Flint Political Science Department Presents “State of the UAW” Panel...
This panel discussion will be held Sunday, October 28, at 2 p.m. in the University Center's KIVA Auditorium.
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UM-Flint Helps Bring Vintage Base Ball to Flint
“Take me out to the ball game” will be more than lyrics to a song next summer in Flint. In fact, baseball fans will be able to root, root, root for a new "old" home team.
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The Rebirth of Civil Rights: A New Movement for a New Generation
The powerful image of Dr. King's police mug shot used in this year’s theme was selected by UM-Flint alumnus and graphic artist James Thigpen.
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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.
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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.”
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Glenn Perusek is the director of the Center for Strategic Research at the national AFL-CIO in Washington, DC.
View ArticleUM-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.
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UM-Flint Students Help Preserve Buick’s History
Each semester, the staff of the center welcome history students from the University of Michigan-Flint for a unique learning experience as Collections Management Interns.
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New UM-Flint Course Looks at Downtown’s History
American Urban History examines the development of cities in the United States.
View ArticleWinegarden Visiting Professor Appointed for 2011-12
Renown historian Kenneth Waltzer Ph.D. has been appointed as the University of Michigan-Flint's 2011-12 Myron and Margaret Winegarden Visiting Professor.
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Historical Society to Recognize UM-Flint Project
According to Michael Freeman, president of the Genesee County Historical Society, the selection was made from nominations from the board of directors of the historical society.
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UAW Local 599 Gives Records to UM-Flint
Records dating from 1937 to 2010, will be available for research at the Genesee Historical Collections Center, a unit of the university.
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Historical Society Recognizes UM-Flint Project
The president of the Genesee County Historical Society said he hoped that this project will create new opportunities for partnerships between the society and academic institutions.
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Behind the Bow Tie
Chevrolet played a major role in the economic life of the city. Just how important can be seen in a new exhibit researched and created by University of Michigan-Flint students.
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UM-Flint Alum Digs Brighton Township’s Rural History
The techniques being used to investigate a family farm in Brighton will be discussed at a special presentation by alumnus Tim Bennett on Wednesday, November 9th at 6 p.m. in UM-Flint's Michigan Room C.
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UM-Flint History Students Take on “Museum Makeover”
A University of Michigan-Flint history class is working with two area museums to get a better understanding of how what happened locally relates to the broader history of the country.
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The University of Michigan-Flint and the Flint Jewish Federation will co-host a public lecture by the university’s 2011-12 Myron and Margaret Winegarden Visiting Professor, Kenneth Waltzer, Ph.D.
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Paper Cranes; Lasting Peace
The peace class students are very close to completing the goal of 1,000 peace cranes that will be used to create a traveling display.
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Holocaust Display in UM-Flint Library Features Stories of Local Residents
The exhibit features first-hand accounts of survival during World War II that were retold by five community members who lived through this period as young children.
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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.
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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.
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UM-Flint Professor Helps Bring Conference on Artistic Rivalry to Flint...
"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.
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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.
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UM-Flint Assistant Professor Named State Scholar for Smithsonian’s “The Way...
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...
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UM-Flint’s Wyatt Exploration Program Looks at “The Making and Unmaking of...
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...
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J. Parker Laurence, UM-Flint’s First African-American Graduate
When the University of Michigan-Flint opened its doors in 1956 (it was the Flint College of the University of Michigan at that time), J. Parker Laurence was among the 118 full-time and 49 part-time...
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Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D., The University of Michigan’s First African-American...
Alvin D. Loving, Ph.D. was one of the 16 founding faculty members, and the only African American, for what was to become the University of Michigan-Flint. Professor Loving is remembered for being the...
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UM-Flint to Examine History of “Baseball Fever” in Michigan
The Detroit Tigers' home opener is just weeks away (March 31). Thousands will brave the cold (snow is possible) to watch our national pastime. Ever wonder how baseball became so popular? Did you know...
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UM-Flint Alumnus and Renowned Political Theorist William Connolly Returns to...
William E. Connolly, Ph.D. shares memories of how the city of Flint and the University of Michigan-Flint helped him become one of today's foremost political theorists. Connolly returns to UM-Flint on...
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UM-Flint’s Vintage Base Ball Club Wants You to “Play Ball!”
Do you love the game of baseball? Here’s your invitation to a summer of fun. The University of Michigan-Flint’s vintage base ball club is returning for a second season and looking for players to join...
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Congressman Dale Kildee Donates Papers, Artifacts to UM-Flint Library and...
Retired Congressman Dale. E. Kildee continues his longstanding support of the Flint community through a donation of key items from decades of work in Washington D.C. to the University of...
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