University of Michigan Flint News

The fall semester is drawing to a close at colleges across Mid-Michigan, and that means students will be rushing to the book store to see how much cash they can get for that biology or calculus textbook.

President and founder of Bingham Farm, Michigan-based Group Associates David Zick will be the keynote speaker at University of Michigan-Flint's winter commencement ceremony.

When was the last time you heard someone expelled over a grade dispute between a B and an A? Thata s exactly what happened at University of Michigan-Flint, where emails about a Spanish test escalated into accusations of discrimination, as well as a $40 million lawsuit.

"There's a comfort knowing that there are elements that we share of our past, " said University of Michigan-Flint Philosophy Lecturer Stevens Wandmacher, also a a veteran, during his all-veteran philosphy class at UM-Flint Monday morning.

As a craftsman of the written word, it's only natural that I garner a personal vendetta against the "Twilight" phenomenon.

Four University of Michigan -Flint students have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships as part of an effort to promote higher education within the Hispanic Community.

"I'm just starting to get a handle on my life and the direction I want it to go in but there's a lot of uncertainty to go along with that," says Asher Roth.

Nationally renowned children's author Christopher Paul Curtis will be helping Flint elementary students hone their writing skills this week.

An American flag mural replaces the blank wall, an emblem over the door reads "defending freedom" and what was once an empty room is full of veterans who finally have a place on campus to call their own.

People were able to get many tests including blood pressure and blood sugar checks, kidney tests, and foot screenings.

The office dedicated to veterans returning to school at the University of Michigan-Flint will get its own dedication today.

The Global Issues Film Festival kicks off this weekend at Mott Community College.

A former University of Michigan-Flint student wants the school to pay him $40 million for something he says began as a simple grade dispute over a Spanish quiz.

For a while there, it looked like Mott Community College and a few others in Michigan would share the economic pain of their students to help them achieve a higher education.

Every week, Nicole Terry spends time with a 14-year-old girl who got in trouble with the law - to be a mentor, offer a listening ear and encourage her to make better decisions.

University of Michigan-Flint economics professor Mark Perry recently faced off with another economist in a BBC report about what's ahead for U.S. workers and consumers.

The University of Michigan-Flint is among a handful of groups supporting a new training program for home-bound disabled veterans, according to this Web site.

For Kristi Starnes, words like "has" were just too hard to spell. Simple math was overwhelming.

Let's hope Augie Visocchi doesn't have the gift of the reverse jinx. Calling on the phone a good hour after the appointed interview time, the guitarist/singer for Detroit's Hard Lessons is sleepy and apologetic while explaining that the previous night's gig in Lansing had gone far, far better than he or his bandmates had expected.

Official data has indicated that the US economy has come out of recession, but analysts warn the continuing recovery will be slow.