Detroit Mercy Law, Prosecutor’s Office to team up against wrongful convictions

Starting this fall, Detroit Mercy Law students will work with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) to help right wrongful convictions. The collaboration comes in the form of a new clinic at which six students a semester will work alongside Wayne County assistant prosecutors under the supervision of …

Detroit Mercy leads cybersecurity consortium on $1.12-million Department of Defense grant

University of Detroit Mercy recently received a $1.12-million grant from the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional-based, cybersecurity consortium. Led by Detroit Mercy, the consortium consists of multiple academic institutions in southeast Michigan and includes University of Arizona as …

A message for future Titans

Construction on the Student Union offers today’s students, staff and faculty to send a message to their counterparts in the future through a time capsule to be placed somewhere in the expansion of the facility. Pamela Zarkowski, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, made a put out a call …

Law school names new dean

University of Detroit Mercy announces the appointment of Jelani Jefferson Exum as the new dean of the School of Law, effective July 1. Jefferson Exum is a nationally recognized expert in sentencing law and procedure and joined the Detroit Mercy faculty in 2019. “I am honored to be the next …

Detroit Mercy’s graduate nursing programs nationally ranked 

Detroit Mercy’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and Master of Science in Nursing program were both ranked among the nation’s elite, according to the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate School Rankings.” Rankings were released on March 30.    The DNP program was ranked No. 94 in the nation, …

Mercy College alumna, Detroit Mercy trustee honored during Women’s History Month

As part of Women’s History Month, WDIV-TV Channel 4 in Detroit recently profiled Mercy College of Detroit graduate and member of the Detroit Mercy Board of Trustees Nancy A. Susick. Watch the video here. The president of Royal Oak Beaumont, Nancy A. Susick, M.S.N., R.N. ’86 is the first female …

Theatre Company to present world premiere audio drama beginning March 19

The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) is drawing inspiration from the past with the presentation of Hitchcocked!: An Audio Serial, an original, five-episode adventure comedy based on the work of Alfred Hitchcock. The world premiere audio play, commissioned by the DMTC thanks to a donation from alumnus Tom Page ’71, …