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 …
Among those inducted into the College of Business Administration’s Hall of Honor recently and also receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award was Lenora Hardy-Foster, ’88, ’96 president of the 95-year-old Judson Center, which provides compassionate, comprehensive services to children and families throughout southeast Michigan. Hardy-Foster earned an associate’s degree in business …
Even if you can’t read them while tooling down the expressway, chances are you’ve seen the billboards around metro Detroit touting the passage rate of Detroit Mercy Accounting grads on the Certified Public Accounting exam. The billboards read “Our Accounting grads beat Harvard on the CPA exam!” Other billboards list additional …
A generous gift from the wife of a late alumnus means scholarships for students in the College of Business Administration in perpetuity. Robert Bruce Jones ’47, ’52, passed away in 2015 at the age of 93. A firm believer in the importance of education, Jones attended University of Detroit after …
We come to another year’s end and we hope it was a good one for you. It was for University of Detroit Mercy, where great things happened all year long. You read about a lot of them right here on this blog. We thought you might enjoy catching up on …
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 …
The State of Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency has once again honored Detroit Mercy as a Gold-Level Veteran-Friendly School for 2018-19. This achievement is based on the University’s efforts in helping student veterans achieve success during their studies. Detroit Mercy is one of several dozen institutions in Michigan honored with the veteran-friendly …
Mike and Antoine Davis, the University’s men’s basketball legends-in-the-making are bringing a lot of national attention to our revitalized program. Mike, the father is the new coach and brings a successful record that started with his first head coaching job at Indiana University, taking over when controversial coach Bobby Knight …
More than 350 alumni and other supporters of University of Detroit Mercy attended the annual President’s Christmas Party on Dec. 7. The event included a moving speech by current Nursing student Elizabeth Yager. She praised the generosity of the donors in the room and talked of her love for the …
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law is partnering with the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, to launch an Environmental Law Clinic to aid organizational clients and teach students how to affect regulatory policy in all three branches of state, provincial and federal government in both the United States and …
