City of Flint Service Center to host free estate planning event
By EVM Staff The City of Flint will host a free informational presentation for residents on estate planning, wills, and end-of-life planning at the city’s new service center at 2 p.m. on May 1, 2024. The free three-hour presentation, happening in partnership with the Mallory, VanDyne & Scott (MVS) Bar Association, will cover topics such as selecting beneficiaries and a personal representative, powers of attorney, selecting...
UM-Flint welcomes new tenure-track faculty union
By Paul Rozycki It was a cool, breezy day for an outdoor rally, but the gathered University of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint) faculty had the wind at their backs as they welcomed a new tenure-track faculty union on April 23, 2024. The faculty had gathered at McKinnon Plaza to announce the University of Michigan-Flint American Federation of Teachers-American Association of University Professors Local 5671, their newly formed union. The...
Digital Divide: The Michigan Times is a local news site. Or is it?
By Gordon Young Technically, the Michigan Times still exists, but it’s probably not what you think it is. When the University of Michigan – Flint student newspaper let its domain name lapse last year, it was a clear sign that the Michigan Times was in trouble. The publication that covered the downtown campus for more than 60 years is now officially “sunsetting” and will shut down completely at the end of the...
Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, President of Mott Community College, to retire in May
By EVM Staff Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, President of Mott Community College (MCC), is set to retire at semester’s end, as confirmed during a MCC Board of Trustees meeting on April 22, 2024. At the conclusion of that meeting, Trustee Michael Freeman read aloud the following statement: MCC Employees, Students, and Friends: This evening the Board of Trustees has been presented with an agreement for the retirement of our seventh...
FIM Flint Repertory Theatre to host free New Works Festival
By EVM Staff The FIM Flint Repertory Theatre will put on its 2024 New Works Festival from April 26-28, 2024. The Rep’s annual New Works Festival is a three-day event presenting staged readings of new plays, during which audience members get a chance to experience new work before anyone else and “meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life,” according to an April 18 press release. This year’s...
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