The University of Michigan–Flint (UM–Flint, U of M–Flint or simply Michigan Flint) is a public university located in Flint, Michigan in the United States. It is one of three campuses in the University of Michigan system.
The history of the University of Michigan–Flint began in 1944, when the Flint Board of Education requested University of Michigan to open their Extension Office in Flint. Then the key area citizens already planning the cultural c...
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The University of Michigan–Flint (UM–Flint, U of M–Flint or simply Michigan Flint) is a public university located in Flint, Michigan in the United States. It is one of three campuses in the University of Michigan system.
The history of the University of Michigan–Flint began in 1944, when the Flint Board of Education requested University of Michigan to open their Extension Office in Flint. Then the key area citizens already planning the cultural center, were interested in the idea of higher education in the community. Three years later, the Regents of the University funded a study exploring the possibilities for higher education in Flint.
The community responded enthusiastically to the study, which called for the establishment of a four-year liberal arts college in Flint comparable to the College of Literature, Science and the Arts on the Ann Arbor campus.
The city assisted the university by supplying buildings and land. Local philanthropist late Charles Stewart Mott donated money to...
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