For the third year in a row, a group of University of Detroit Mercy students studied the American civil rights movement and joined history professor Roy Finkenbine on a weeklong trip through Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. The journey was part of a “Topics in African American History” class that offers …
It was a memorable night for the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture at the recent AIA Michigan Honor Awards. Former School of Architecture Dean Will Wittig earned the AIA Michigan President’s Award. Wittig recently stepped down as after serving as dean for eight years. “It is truly a …
University of Detroit Mercy alumna Tavala Luciow ’19 originally planned to attend medical school after graduation, but now she hopes to pursue a career in academia. Luciow was inspired to alter her career path by the relationships she built with Detroit Mercy administrators. “I would like to be a dean …
University of Detroit Mercy’s Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) will celebrate its 25th birthday with new leadership. Christina Heximer and Ceara O’Leary, AIA, are now the new co-executive directors of the DCDC. “Christina and I are honored to step into these roles and continue to work with our team to collaborate …
Today’s scheduled congressional hearing on reparations is guaranteed to get people talking. Recently, the online political magazine Slate gathered four leading scholars — including Detroit Mercy’s Professor of History Roy E. Finkenbine — to discuss the topic. We thought it would be an interesting addition to Let’s Talk, our new …
Associate Professor and Chair of Religious Studies Todd Hibbard gave this talk “On Living Curiously” as the Last Lecture of the 2018-19 school year. The Last Lecture was a tradition at Mercy College of Detroit and was reintroduced at Detroit Mercy in 2014. This is the first in an occasional …
Mark Misko ’87 is a big supporter of women’s athletics at University of Detroit Mercy. But it started in a small way. About seven years ago, Misko attended what is known as The Pink Game, a game played to raise awareness of breast cancer. All proceeds from the game go …
Dan Pitera, FAIA, has been named the fourth dean of the School of Architecture (SOA) effective Aug. 1. For the past 19 years, Pitera served as executive director of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC), a multi-disciplinary, nonprofit architecture and urban design firm dedicated to creating sustainable spaces and communities through quality design …
This remembrance of a special event at University of Detroit is part of our occasional series called Detroit Mercy Moments, which retells stories of the unique history of University of Detroit, Mercy College of Detroit and University of Detroit Mercy. It was written by Fred Lauck ’65, ’69 based on news …
We are reprinting portions of the commencement speeches given at Detroit Mercy commencement ceremonies. Today’s speech is by Rip Rapson, who spoke to the undergraduate class at the McNichols Campus. Rapson is president and CEO of The Kresge Foundation, a private, national foundation dedicated to expanding opportunities in America’s cities through …
