The Flint College (as UM-Flint was formerly known) was less than ten years old in 1964, yet it was already fostering an engaged and independent student body interested in promoting cultural awareness. So Political Science student and Senior Class President …

William Shedd, 1964 Alum, Recalls Malcolm X Visit to Campus Read more »

Kenyatta Brown is a senior majoring in Africana Studies and minoring in Theatre. He is playing the role of Alemu, an immigrant from western Africa, in the upcoming UM-Flint production of The Call by Tanya Barfield. Thanks to his courses …

Africana Studies and Theatre Enrich Actor’s Role in The Call Read more »

Theatre major Chazz Irwin recently traveled with members of his department to the Kennedy Center American College Region III Theatre Festival in Milwaukee, WI. Attendees of the festival can compete in various categories, focusing on work both on and off the …

Chazz Irwin, Theatre Major, Wins Recognition for Original Play Read more »

Shelby Newport–Chair, Associate Professor, and Resident Costume Designer for the UM-Flint Department of Theatre & Dance–is the recipient of this year’s Region III Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Innovative Teaching Award, presented at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre …

Shelby Newport Wins Innovative Teaching Award; Shares Methods with Campus Read more »

Krysten Lindsay Hager (Weller) 2001 BA in English and 2007 Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies What are you doing now and how did you get there? I am the author of the Landry’s True Colors Series, a clean reads YA series …

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Robert Burack B.A. Political Science, 2013, Maize & Blue Scholar Campus organizations: Alternative Spring Break, Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honors Society), Qua contributing writer What are you doing now and how did you get there? Upon graduation, I faced …

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