Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) needed to adapt last year to continue performing in the midst of a global pandemic. Those adjustments not only led to new, invaluable experiences for University of Detroit Mercy students, but showered DMTC with praise from a prestigious theatre festival. DMTC went digital for its …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Board of Trustees today announces that Donald B. Taylor, Ph.D., has been named the institution’s 26th president. He succeeds Antoine M. Garibaldi, who concludes his presidency on June 30, and will remain at the University to focus on research and teaching, beginning in 2023. “On …
The following letter to the Detroit Mercy community from University President Antoine M. Garibaldi was sent Aug. 16. Dear University of Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and alumni: I hope you have had a wonderful summer! As we begin the 2021-22 academic year, I write to tell you that earlier …
Beginning this year, graduates of most Jesuit business schools in the U.S. will receive an added benefit from their degrees — the opportunity to take free courses for the rest of their lives at other Jesuit business schools. Known as the Jesuit Promise for Lifelong Learning, the agreement among 17 …
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 …
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 …
Second-year student Daniel Zeppa finds peace in a print hanging on the wall of his room in West Quad on the McNichols Campus. It depicts Jesus and two disciples walking toward a city on a path carved among very tall trees. The sun shines through the leaves. Though he doesn’t …
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 …
Maureen Fay, O.P., who led University of Detroit Mercy as president from 1990-2004, died May 27 after a long illness. Sr. Maureen was the first president of Detroit Mercy following the 1990 consolidation of Mercy College of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy. She was president of Mercy College from …
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 …
