University of Michigan-Flint
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Former names
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Flint Senior College of the University of Michigan (1954–1964) |
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| Motto | Artes, Scientia, Veritas |
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Motto in English
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Arts, Knowledge, Truth |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1956 |
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Parent institution
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University of Michigan |
| Endowment | US$63.35 million |
| Chancellor | Susan E. Borrego |
| President | Mark S. Schlissel |
| Provost | Douglas Knerr |
| Vice-Chancellor | Douglas Knerr |
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Academic staff
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524 |
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Administrative staff
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510 |
| Students | 8,289 |
| Undergraduates | 6,874 |
| Postgraduates | 1,264 |
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Flint, Michigan, U.S. 43°01′07″N 83°41′19″W / 43.0184961°N 83.6886902°WCoordinates: 43°01′07″N 83°41′19″W / 43.0184961°N 83.6886902°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Maize and Blue |
| Athletics | Club level |
| Nickname | Wolverines |
| Website | umflint |
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The University of Michigan–Flint (commonly referred to as U of M–Flint), is a public university located in Flint, Michigan in the United States. It is one of the two University of Michigan satellite campuses (the other is in Dearborn).
The thought of establishing a part of the University of Michigan in the city of Flint started in the year 1837 when Sarah Miles wrote a letter to her family stating, "A branch of the Michigan University at Ann Arbor is to be established in Flint at some future day." In May 1944 the Flint Board of Education requested that the University of Michigan open a satellite campus in Flint. Three years later, the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan funded a study exploring possibilities for higher education in Flint.
In June 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill into law. The demand for higher education increased with the return of soldiers after World War II, and was a major factor in the establishment of a branch of the University of Michigan in the city of Flint.
During February 1947 the Regents of the University of Michigan approved a higher education needs assessment for Flint. In 1949, two Social Science professors at Ann Arbor, Arthur E. Lean and Franklin Killian, recommended a liberal arts college for Flint. C.S. Mott then offered $1 million for a four-year college in Flint. Later, in 1951, the Committee of Flint Citizens requested the Regents establish a four-year college in Flint. In January 1955 Governor Williams signed a $37,000 appropriation bill to cover preliminary expenses for the college; the Mott Foundation provided $1.2 million. Harlan Hatcher, Everett Cummings, and C.S. Mott broke ground for UM-Flint shortly thereafter.
After the 1952–1954 debate between the UM-Flint College Committee and the Flint Board of Education as to whether the UM Flint College should be a four-year liberal arts college or a two-year senior college, Hatcher and the Regents accepted the two-year senior college proposal.
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