University of Detroit Mercy will once again face off against Oakland University for the Detroit Mercy vs. OU Donor Challenge, which started today and runs through 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15. The winner is determined based on the number of donors during the competition timeline and will be announced during …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations reports recent grants and corporate gifts totaling $185,600. These grants and gifts will help support University of Detroit Mercy students, programs and community service through a number of initiatives. Among the grants are: $80,000 from the Sutaruk Foundation to fund …
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company will present a devised theater piece Feb. 1-3 at The Marlene Boll Theatre inside the Boll Family YMCA. The project, American Privilege, was made possible in part by a $15,000 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs as part of its Project Support …
UPDATE: Due to the University’s closing, this event has been rescheduled to 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6 in Briggs 301. The agora was the center of public life in ancient Greek city-states. It was there residents gathered to shop, watch or take part in athletic activities and participate in the …
The Campaign for University of Detroit Mercy has reached its $100-million goal a year ahead of schedule. “The success of the campaign is due to the generosity of our alumni and friends as well as their dedication to educating the next generation of our graduates in the Jesuit and Mercy …
There’s long been a debate among cinema enthusiasts as to whether digital technology is changing the art form. It’s a question University of Detroit Mercy Professor of English Nicholas Rombes — who also teaches film classes — has been researching for years, and last year published a revised edition of …
Among the little-known stories of World War II is the fact that rural areas across the continental United States were home to prisoner of war camps housing thousands of German and Italian soldiers. Professor of History Gregory Sumner came across this information while researching his last book, Detroit in World …
Each year, University of Detroit Mercy honors an alumnus from each College or School as people who exemplify the Jesuit and Mercy traditions of the University. The 2019 class of the Spirit of University of Detroit Mercy Alumni Achievement Awards has just been selected and they are a diverse group …
Stephany (Filimon) Wilkes ’00 knows the story people want to hear from her: She rage-quit her job at a Silicon Valley tech firm and decided to become a sheep shearer. It’s a good story, she admits. The trouble is, it’s not true. She did quit her job at a Silicon …
Detroit Mercy Psychology graduate student Christina Nguyen has received the Michigan Tutorial Association’s (MTA) Tutor-of-the-Year Award. She was honored at the MTA Connections Conference on Friday, Nov. 2, at Wayne State University. Susan Trudeau, director of Detroit Mercy’s Student Success Center, nominated Nguyen based on her dedicated service and commitment …
