Professor and Department Co-chair of History Roy Finkenbine and co-author Carol E. Mull published the article “The Underground Railroad in Michigan Territory: Reverend Alfred Brunson’s …
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Last call to register for 2025 India trip with UDM
There’s still a few spots for faculty, students and others interested in traveling to India with Detroit Mercy in May of 2025. The final deadline to register for this wonderful immersion experience is Dec. 15.
Clinical Psychology M.A. program open house set for Dec. 6
Learn more about Detroit Mercy’s master’s program in Clinical Psychology and the Ignite Scholarship during a live Zoom session on Dec. 6. Explore this meaningful program and get all your questions answered!
Department Chair and Professor of Psychology Kristen Abraham was interviewed for an American Psychological Association (APA) Editor Spotlight, which features newly-appointed editors of APA Journals. …
Leadership Slam with Angelo Vitale set for Tuesday, Dec. 3
Join our student panel discussion for an engaging and interactive conversation to learn how to stand out and lead with confidence in any industry.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology open house set for Dec. 3
Join this roundtable discussion where you’ll explore the dynamic world of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. Learn about Detroit Mercy Alum Angelo Vitale’s and other alumni careers during this engaging and interactive discussion.
UDM ethics bowl team places seventh in regional competition
Five Titans — Isabelle Francis, Kelsie Shammami, Kaleb Smith, D.K. Mohammad and Juan Willis — comprised the UDM Ethics Bowl team that placed seventh out of 20 squads at a regional ethics bowl competition in Chicago.
Director of the Writing Center Erin Bell recently published an essay, titled “‘Us weirdos have to stick together’: Wild magic, queer time and queer spaces …
Share words of gratitude at the Write Something! Desk
What are you thankful for? Come share your words of gratitude at the Write Something! desk located outside of the Briggs and Commerce & Finance Buildings on the McNichols Campus. The desk will be available for you to leave a “recipe” through Nov. 27.
Detroit Mercy TheatreLab presents ‘Ripped’ by Rachel Bublitz, Nov. 22
Don’t miss the one-night-only performance of this captivating play by Rachel Bublitz, Ripped, on Nov. 22 at Live6 Alliance Event Space.
UDM students present at National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference
Three UDM students presented at this year’s conference of the National Women’s Studies Association.
Writing about/with animals the theme for Nov. 20’s Creative Writing Collective
Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective from 5:30-6:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20!
Listen to Writing Center Director Erin Bell’s conversation with author Vincent Haddad, Nov. 16
Vincent Haddad discusses his new book, “The Detroit Genre: Race, Dispossession, and Resilience in American Literature and Film, 1967-2023,” an engaging study of Detroit’s influence on a wide array of genres in pop culture.
Guest from Tanzania to give online talk about Ujamaa and Ignatian Values, Nov. 13
Enjoy an online lecture on the connections between Tanzanian history and Detroit Mercy’s founding traditions on Nov. 13.
Stuck in the In-Betweens: Poetry reading with Reem Abou-Samra on Nov. 14
Join artist Reem Abou-Samra for an evening of poetry on Nov. 14 where she will share her experience and reflections as an activist, scholar, Muslim and Syrian-American.
Join a conversation with Sports Illustrated writer Michael Rosenberg, Nov. 12
All are encouraged to attend an exciting Q&A with senior sports writer Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated on Nov. 12.
UDM undergraduates present at the Michigan College English Association Conference
Five UDM undergraduates presented at this year’s conference of the Michigan College English Association.
Student auditions for two Theatre Company productions to be held Nov. 11-12
Auditions for the winter semester are coming up! Auditions for both “The Glass Menagerie” and “The Grown Ups” will take place on Monday, Nov. 11 with callbacks on Nov. 12.
Writing Program Director and Assistant Professor of English Elena Garcia and her father were interviewed for the podcast 10-Minute Tech Comm, a technical writing-focused academic …
Professor of History and Department co-chair Roy Finkenbine had an article, “When the First Freedom Seekers Came to Fort Wayne,” published in the Fall 2024 …
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company presents ‘WITCH,’ Oct. 25-27 and Nov. 1-3
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s first production of the school year is ‘WITCH,’ performed across two weekends, Oct. 25-27 and Nov. 1-3 at the Marlene Boll Theatre in downtown Detroit.
Who Are We? Democracy, Social Values and the American Story, two-night event on Oct. 23-24
Attend this two-night event entitled “Who Are We? Democracy, Social Values and the American Story” in which nationally known speaker Robert P. Jones examines how competing American stories continue to divide the country as we head toward the 2024 Presidential election and then moderates a discussion with a panel of local religious and academic leaders on the evolution of religion.
Calling all Communications majors to first Beyond the Degree panel event on Oct. 24
The Center for Career & Professional Development will kick off its first Beyond the Degree panel event with a focus on career paths in Communications …
Nick Rombes to lead Oct. 21 Creative Writing Collective
Nick Rombes will lead the second Creative Writing Collective gathering of the fall semester! Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join on Monday, Oct. 21 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. in the Briggs Building.
Historian Fran Shor to speak on five women peace activists, Oct. 21
Attend this discussion led by Fran Shor on women who have played significant roles in advocating and advancing peace.
Appreciative Advising Workshop takes place on Oct. 17
All advisors and student support professionals are welcome to attend this hands-on application of the appreciative advising model.
Students to discuss today’s most pressing issues at Ethics Bowl on Oct. 11
Students will develop an ethical understanding of complex, ambiguous and difficult-to-resolve issues, as well as key virtues associated with democratic deliberation in this friendly competition on Oct. 11.
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Student submissions wanted for UDM’s student art journal, [sic], by Oct. 11
Do you write? Make or take pictures? Want to be published? Then submit your poems, short stories, personal essays, color or black and white photographs and other visual art work to [sic] by Friday, Oct. 11.
Professor of English Nicholas Rombes wrote the listening notes booklets for two new Ramones albums remasters and rereleases with Vinyl Me Please: Rocket to Russia …
Professor of History Greg Sumner reflected on the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter on WJR-AM radio with host Kevin Dietz on the occasion of …
Travel to India: Learn more Oct. 2 with online info session
Learn more about traveling to India with Detroit Mercy through an online informational session on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Professor of Psychology Steven Huprich was a guest Sept. 29 on WXYZ-TV Channel 7’s Spotlight on the News. Show host Chuck Stokes interviewed Huprich on …
An interview with Associate Professor of Religious Studies Patrick Kelly, S.J., about the current state of intercollegiate athletics was featured in the fall 2024 issue …
On Sept. 21, Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy E. Finkenbine presented the paper “The North Star and the Barber Pole: Black Barbers and the …
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Student editors wanted for student arts journal, [sic]
Student editors are wanted for the next issue of [sic], which is slated to start production during the Fall 2024 semester. Apply by Thursday, Sept. 26.
First Creative Writing Collective set for Sept. 17
Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to join UDM’s Creative Writing Collective! The first gathering is set for Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 5:30-6:45 p.m. inside of the Briggs Building, Room 201.
Constitution Day conversation, Sept. 17, on “Freedom of Speech and the Constitution”
Join us for a discussion on Constitution Day, Tuesday, Sept. 17 at noon, to celebrate one of the First Amendment rights, the freedom of speech.
First Six Mile Meetup set for Sept. 17 at Whatcha Wanna Eat
The African American Studies Program’s first Six Mile Meetup of the 2024-25 school year is set for Tuesday, Sept. 17 from 12:45-2 p.m. at Whatcha Wanna Eat. All are welcome to join!
Discussion on White Christian Nationalism and the 2024 election set for Sept. 17
Panelists include Chair and Professor of Religious Studies Todd Hibbard and Professor Saeed Kahn of Wayne State University Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures.
On Sept. 6, Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy Finkenbine presented his paper on “The Colored Vigilant Committee of Detroit: A Legacy of the …
Building Community Power Through Journalism: A Conversation with Nargis Hakim Rahman
Join a conversation to give Muslims and other marginalized groups a voice in the press on Sept. 24 at 5 p.m.
Earn prizes with English Department’s Magnetic Poetry Contest
All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty and administrators are encouraged to create an original poem using the magnets on the second-floor lockers of the Briggs Building. The deadline to submit an image of your finished poem is Friday, Sept. 13.
Professor of History and Department Co-chair Roy Finkenbine‘s essay “Caesar (November 1774)” was published online in Freedom Seekers: Stories of Black Liberation in the American …
Associate Professor and Chair of English Mary-Catherine Harrison published “The Koh-i-Noor Diamond and Dinah Mulock Craik’s Fantasy of Consensual Colonization” in the Nineteenth Century Gender …
Ask the Professor to hold live recording at Detroit Historical Museum, Aug. 14
Detroit Mercy’s Ask the Professor radio show will be holding a live recording session on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Detroit Historical Museum. The public is invited to attend and to bring questions to stump the professors.
Professor of Philosophy David Koukal presented his paper, “Abortion and Worldhood,” to the Society for Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture at McGill University in …
Professor of English Nick Rombes was interviewed about his new novel, “The Rachel Condition,” and its connection to Michigan by Vol. 1 Brooklyn. It was …
Associate Professor of English and Department Chair Mary-Catherine Harrison published a review of Annette Federico’s Charles Dickens: But for You, Dear Stranger in Victoriographies: A …
Assistant Professor of English Elena Garcia has recently had two writing pieces published at the same time. The first, “Considering the Factory Floor” is an …
Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy Finkenbine presented a paper at the Midwestern History Conference on May 30 in Grand Rapids titled, “Strange Bedfellows: …