The first installment of the Creative Writing Collective for the winter semester will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 5:30 in the Briggs Building, Room 205. All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited!
Detroit Mercy undergraduate students are eligible to submit one poem of 55 or fewer lines with all topics and poetic forms welcome. The deadline for submissions is Friday, Feb. 7, and the first prize is $150!
Join us to take the first step in advancing your career in I/O Psychology at an open house and alumni panel on Jan. 30, Feb. 6 or Feb. 20 and learn about this flexible, accelerated program and exciting opportunity.
Detroit Mercy students are invited to attend online training sessions to help improve writing and critical thinking skills through the Writing Center, on Jan. 21, Feb. 4 and Feb. 18.
Learn more about Detroit Mercy’s master’s program in Clinical Psychology and the Ignite Scholarship during a live Zoom session on Jan. 27. Explore this meaningful program and get all your questions answered!
Detroit Mercy’s English Department welcomes back its Triptych series by hosting poet Brandon Som, winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Two productions were selected for recognition at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) Region 3, while “A Year with Frog and Toad” earned six Wilde Awards, given to professional productions across Michigan.
Triptych, a virtual reading series featuring three award-winning poets in conversation with Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence, Stacy Gnall, launches in January.
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 …
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.
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. …
Join our student panel discussion for an engaging and interactive conversation to learn how to stand out and lead with confidence in any industry.
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.
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 …
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.
Don’t miss the one-night-only performance of this captivating play by Rachel Bublitz, Ripped, on Nov. 22 at Live6 Alliance Event Space.
Three UDM students presented at this year’s conference of the National Women’s Studies Association.
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!
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.
Enjoy an online lecture on the connections between Tanzanian history and Detroit Mercy’s founding traditions on Nov. 13.
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.
All are encouraged to attend an exciting Q&A with senior sports writer Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated on Nov. 12.
Five UDM undergraduates presented at this year’s conference of the Michigan College English Association.
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’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.
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.
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 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.
Attend this discussion led by Fran Shor on women who have played significant roles in advocating and advancing peace.
All advisors and student support professionals are welcome to attend this hands-on application of the appreciative advising model.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 …
Join a conversation to give Muslims and other marginalized groups a voice in the press on Sept. 24 at 5 p.m.
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.
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