On Monday, June 8, 1953, disaster struck the north side of Flint and the northern suburb of Beecher. The National Weather Service reported that the Flint-Beecher tornado was Michigan’s worst natural disaster in terms of deaths and injuries.

Students at the University of Michigan will be able to explore these questions through upcoming spring courses. The 5-week online courses will cover fake news, ignorance, natural disasters, healing and other realities of the COVID-19 crisis. Healing Dance and Drum CircleAn introductory studio dance course, students will sing, dance and make music in order to cultivate healing movements. Foreign News CoverageThe course investigates coverages of foreign media, media systems and factors or criteria influencing media decisions. Students will discuss issues faced by foreign correspondents and critique news coverage of COVID-19.