University announces $100 million fundraising campaign

Last night, Detroit Mercy President Antoine M. Garibaldi, Ph.D., announced the official launch of The Campaign for University of Detroit Mercy, a $100-million fundraising effort that will support student scholarships, academic programs, faculty research and state-of-the-art facilities. According to Garibaldi, this campaign represents a significant milestone in the history of the University.  …

Exciting changes begin in McNichols neighborhood

It continues to be an exciting time in the historic Fitzgerald Neighborhood surrounding the McNichols Campus as the groundbreaking for two new community assets, the Neighborhood Homebase and Ella Fitzgerald Park, was held Tuesday afternoon. The HomeBase, located on McNichols Road, will house the Live6 Alliance, the Detroit Collaborative Design …

Grants demonstrate support for programming

Recent corporate gifts and charitable grants totaling $20,800 will support curriculum, outreach and other programming needs at University of Detroit Mercy. “Awards like these demonstrate substantial support of University programming from corporations and foundations,” said Yvonne Lindstrom, director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. “These grants are partnerships between the University …

Another strong ranking — this time from the Wall Street Journal

Among the many things being discussed by alumni at this past weekend’s Homecoming celebration were the high marks the University earned in The Wall Street Journal’s 2018 Times Higher Education College Rankings that came out early last week. The media giant ranked Detroit Mercy at 188 out of 1,054 universities …