Celebrate National Reading Month with Rx for Reading Detroit at Batch Brewing Co.
Celebrate literacy and help expand access to children’s books during National Reading Month through a series of events at Batch Brewing Co. on Thursdays in March.
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Dudley Randall Poetry Prize winners announced for 2026
The Department of English is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Dudley Randall Poetry Prize! Eliza Makhdoom earned first place for her poem, “Backrooms.”
She’s the First product drive a huge success for Detroit’s “I Support the Girls”
The Detroit Mercy student organization “She’s the First” recently concluded a product drive benefiting I Support the Girls Detroit, collecting 4,346 essential items for the community, and would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone whose generosity, time and support that made the drive a success.
Stacy Gnall, Michael Lauchlan to lead final CWC of term, March 3
The final gathering of the Creative Writing Collective this semester will take place on Tuesday, March 3, from 5:15-6:30 p.m. in the Briggs Building, Room 205. Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall and Senior Adjunct Instructor Michael Lauchlan will lead the conversation. All are invited to attend.
Theatre program receives ‘transformational’ estate gift
Theatre students will benefit from a transformative estate gift named for a former student, Geraldine Regal ’94. The contribution comes at a pivotal moment, as the Detroit Mercy Theatre Company celebrates its first season in the new Black Box Theatre, bringing live theatre back to the McNichols Campus.
UDM features Detroit poets Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount for reading and conversation, Feb. 24
UDM will host an evening of poetry and conversation with Detroit poets, Brittany Rogers and Tommye Blount, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. Come early for a reception and book signing at 5:30 p.m.
Poet Ross Gay featured Feb. 19 for virtual Triptych author series
Detroit Mercy’s English Department will host poet Ross Gay in the second of three Triptych virtual author series on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
DMTC presents ‘Poor Clare’ in new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre, Feb. 13-22
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company continues the inaugural season of the Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre with a hilariously anachronistic look at St. Clare of Assisi. Six performances of ‘Poor Clare’ will run from Feb. 13-22.
The fall 2025 edition of the Florida Scholarly Review featured the article “A Reflection of Two Fulbright Directors,” co-authored by Lara Wasner, director of Language …
Creative Writing Collective meets Feb. 11 for use of metaphors in essays
Amanda Hiber, senior lecturer in the Department of English, will lead the Creative Writing Collective conversation on using metaphors in personal essays on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 5:15-6:30 p.m. All Detroit Mercy students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends are invited.
Audition for DMTC’s spring productions on Feb. 17
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company will hold auditions for its upcoming spring productions of ‘I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire’ and ‘THEATRELAB: Sam Shepard One Acts’ on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 7-10 p.m. in the new Black Box Theatre.
SACD opens Middle Passage exhibition, Feb. 6, for Black History Month
Detroit Mercy’s SACD is celebrating Black History Month with a month-long exhibition designed by Elgin Cleckley, opening Feb. 6. The exhibition reimagines historic drawings and models used to document the conditions aboard the Brookes Slave Ship. Cleckley and art historian Samantha Noël will speak at the opening event. The exhibition is free and open to the public through Feb. 27.
Teaching (and doing) reflection, faculty panel and workshop set for Feb. 6
CHASS will hold a faculty panel and workshop about the role reflection can play in our classrooms on Friday, Feb. 6, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
Poetry submissions due Feb. 6 for 2026 Dudley Randall poetry competition
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. 6, and the first prize is $150!
Cayden Brown’s ‘Legal Rights in Police Encounters’ training comes to McNichols Campus for Black History Month, Feb. 3
As part of Black History Month, Detroit Mercy welcomes student and Black Student Union historian Cayden Brown for Legal Rights in Police Encounters, an award‑winning presentation focused on empowering young people—especially youth of color—with practical knowledge of their rights during police interactions. The lecture takes place Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Health Professions Facility, Room 124.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology to host chat with alumna Lauren Engle, Feb. 5
Detroit Mercy’s Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology M.A. Program will host an unscripted chat with alumna Lauren Engle ’22, on Thursday, Feb. 5. This is an opportunity for students to network and explore real-world career pathways in I/O Psychology.
Psychology alumna Ashwak Alshami to discuss mental health in the Muslim American community, Jan. 30
The UDM Psychology Department will host a talk with Clinical Psychology alumna Ashwak Alshami on mental health in the Muslim American community. The event takes place Friday, Jan. 30, at 2:30 p.m. in the Lower Level of the Student Union, followed by a destresser.
Clinical psychology MA virtual open house set for Jan. 26
Learn how you can turn your passion for understanding the human mind and making a meaningful impact by helping others into a rewarding career by attending the virtual open house for Detroit Mercy’s Clinical Psychology Master of Arts program on Jan. 26.
Introducing recipients of 2025–26 Feminist Scholarship Grants
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025–26 Feminist Scholarship Grants: Patrice Wade-Olson, Kirsten Silwanowicz, Alexa Rihana-Abdallah and Lee Eshelman. The Feminist Scholarship Grant program supports faculty research at all stages of completion and recognizes the time, labor and intellectual contributions required for feminist and intersectional scholarship.
Explore creative writing inclinations Jan. 22 with CWC
The first installment of the Creative Writing Collective for the winter semester will take place on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5:15 p.m. in Room 201 of the Briggs Building. All are are invited.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology to host chat with alumnus Arman Bonislawski, Jan. 22
All are invited to attend an evening of insight, networking and exploration of the field of Industrial/Organizational Psychology in a conversation featuring alumnus Arman Bonislawski ’23, on Thursday, Jan. 22.
Women’s and Gender Studies student grant accepting nominations until Jan. 23
Current undergraduate, graduate and professional students, as well as university-recognized students organizations are welcome to apply for the 2025-26 Jane Schaberg Student Grant using an online application. Nominations will be accepted until Jan. 23, 2026.
Poet Cate Marvin kicks off Triptych virtual author series, Jan. 15
Detroit Mercy’s English Department welcomes back its Triptych series by hosting poet Cate Marvin, recipient of the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize, on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Documentary featuring UDM students to air Jan. 15 on McNichols Campus
Director’s cut screening of “Citizens Revival” is set for Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. in the Briggs Building inside Room 317. This thought-provoking film celebrates the power of ordinary people who contribute to our democracy and demonstrates how hope triumphs over fear, and participation wins.
Industrial/Organizational Psychology to host chat with alumna Morgan Kruger, Dec. 2
For insight into Industrial/Organizational Psychology, don’t miss this unscripted I/O U chat, an evening of networking, learning, and real-world career exploration, on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Audition for DMTC’s winter production ‘Poor Clare,’ Nov. 20
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company will hold auditions for its upcoming winter production of ‘Poor Clare’ on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 7-10 p.m. in the new Black Box Theatre.
The Writing Center to host community writing hours in McNichols Campus Library
Power through your end-of-term assignments at community writing hours in the McNichols Campus Library, hosted by the Writing Center, on Fridays, Nov. 14, 21 and Dec. 5.
On Nov. 8, Department Co-chair and Professor of History Roy Finkenbine presented a paper titled “The Colored Vigilant Committee of Detroit: An Incubator of Revolutionary …
DMTC presents ‘Twelfth Night’ in new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre, Nov. 7-16
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company celebrates the opening of its new Black Box Theatre with Shakespeare’s beloved comedy ‘Twelfth Night,’ about the unpredictable power of love, which always finds its way home. Six performances will run from Nov. 7 through 16.
Five-woman Ethical Estrogen team claims 2025 Ethics Bowl
The team went undefeated during the event to earn first place in UDM’s annual Ethics Bowl.
Stacy Gnall, Detroit Mercy’s poet-in-residence and adjunct instructor of English, recently had four poems from her third book manuscript accepted for publication–two in TriQuarterly and …
The Writing Center to hold Meet & Greet, Oct. 28
Stop by the Writing Center for our Meet & Greet on Oct. 28 from 1-2 p.m. in the Briggs Building, Room 131. Enjoy free snacks and drinks while learn how we can support your success.
Black Freedom, Religious Excitement and the Invention of a Public Health Crisis, lecture set for Oct. 29
Attend this event entitled “Black Freedom, Religious Excitement and the Invention of a Public Health Crisis” on Oct. 29, in which Judith Weisenfeld, the Agate Brown and George L. Collard Professor of Religion at Princeton University, will explore how late 19th-century mental institutions used racialized views of “religious excitement” to justify institutionalizing formerly enslaved individuals and their descendants.
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell presented a talk titled “Rethinking Writing Center Design in the Age of AI” at the Conference on …
Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Jocelyn Boryczka joined Tia Graham on WDET 101.9’s The Metro to discuss Detroit Mercy’s new …
Student Spotlight: Sam Abedi highlights Poet Laureate event in ‘Between the Pages’
Biology major and Literature minor Sam Abedi wrote about the recent Homecoming reading by Michigan Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd, the first poetry reading in …
English Department to welcome Cal Freeman for poetry reading, Oct. 23
The English Department welcomes poet and Detroit Mercy alumnus Cal Freeman for a poetry reading on Thursday, Oct. 23, in the McNichols Campus Library.
English Department announces winners of 2025 Magnetic Poetry Contest
For the second year, UDM’s English Department sponsored a Magnetic Poetry Contest, where all were invited to try their hand at original compositions using the building blocks of poetry. You can read the winning poems on “Between the Pages,” the digital magazine of Detroit Mercy’s Department of English.
Feminist Scholarship Colloquium set for Oct. 21
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program will host the annual Feminist Scholarship Colloquium on Tuesday, Oct. 21, where presenters will share the diverse ways that sex, gender, sexuality and related issues inform their research and teaching.
CHASS Student Town Hall set for Oct. 21
CHASS Dean Jocelyn Boryczka will hold a CHASS Student Town Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 12:45-2 p.m., in which she will discuss college updates, new initiatives and the issues that matter most to our CHASS community.
Associates of Sisters of Mercy to share efforts to support Honduran women, Oct. 27
Detroit Mercy’s Titan Dreamers and the Women’s & Gender Studies Program invite you to an evening of solidarity and support for Honduran women facing domestic violence and femicide on Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
Deadline for student submissions to UDM’s student art journal, Oct. 10
[sic] offers $100 prizes for the best visual, poetry and fiction/prose submissions and is open to all Detroit Mercy undergraduate and graduate students. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 10.
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell presented a session titled “Posts, Profiles, and Partnerships: Growing the Writing Center’s Presence” at the Michigan Writing Center …
Complete Writing Center survey and be entered to win Amazon gift card
Students are invited to complete a survey to help us plan for the future of the Writing Center and be entered to win one of four $25 Amazon gift cards.
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell recently published an article titled “Petit Récits of Belonging: Reading Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s The Undocumented Americans as …
UDM opens new Black Box Theatre on McNichols Campus
Detroit Mercy brings live theatre back to campus on Sept. 29 with the opening of its state-of-the-art Black Box Theatre, designed to be a flexible, professional-quality space that allows students and faculty to explore innovative forms of storytelling.
Joanna Fuhrman featured in virtual poetry reading, Oct. 1
All are welcome to attend a special virtual poetry reading on Wednesday, Oct. 1, by poet Joanna Fuhrman, hosted by UDM’s Poet-in-Residence Stacy Gnall.
Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd to read at Homecoming festivities
Michigan’s new Poet Laureate Melba Joyce Boyd will read her poetry in UDM’s brand new Black Box Theatre during UDM Homecoming festivities on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m.
The Writing Center to hold online fall workshops for students
The Writing Center is offering online professional development sessions on Sept. 25 and Oct. 1 to help students at all levels improve how they review, analyze and incorporate source material into college essays.
CHASS, SACD to hold info sessions for Mexico spring break trip
Detroit Mercy’s School of Architecture & Community Development and College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences will hold in-person and virtual info sessions on Sept. 24, 26 and Oct. 2 for their joint spring break trip to Mexico City and Monterrey, Mexico, in March 2026.