The 2025 McElroy lecture is titled “Next Steps for Church Autonomy,” and will be presented by Stephanie Barclay of Georgetown Law. The 26th annual lecture is set for Thursday, Oct. 23 from 5-6 p.m. at the Riverfront Campus, Room 226.
A special Law Review symposium, titled “Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: Exploring the Legal Issues Surrounding Deadly Shipwrecks and Honoring the 50th Anniversary of a Great Lakes Tragedy,” will be hosted by Detroit Mercy Law Review on Monday, Nov. 10, at the Riverview Campus.
Check out video footage celebrating 60 years of Detroit Mercy Law Clinics produced by MarCom fellow Alizé Tripp, with the help of Let’s Roll’s Brian Rolling and MarCom’s Adam Bouton.
To recognize Wrongful Conviction Day, Detroit Mercy School of Law Conviction Integrity Clinic will hold a discussion on Oct. 8 on wrongful convictions entitled “Unraveling Injustice: Insights from the Courtroom and the Wrongfully Convicted.”
Dean Nicholas Schroeck of Detroit Mercy Law was interviewed Sept. 10 by WXYZ/Channel 7 about the new online J.D. program launched this past week. Check …
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law will launch a fully online juris doctor degree in fall 2026, thanks to a $2.22-million gift from Jonathan D. Rose. The Online J.D. Program (OJD) will be the first in Michigan and just the 21st in the nation, impacting the lives of many students to come.
Join Detroit Mercy Law and the legal community in celebrating the 113th annual Red Mass at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 23, inside of Ss. Peter & Paul Church at the Riverfront Campus.
Detroit Mercy School of Law unveiled portraits of the Jesuit and Mercy religious founders — St. Ignatius of Loyola (founder of the Society of Jesus) and Venerable Catherine McAuley (founder of the Sisters of Mercy) — on Nov. 7.
Join U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the United States, for an interactive live talk that delves into the principles of leadership, fairness and the responsibilities that come with holding one of the most significant roles in the judiciary.
Interim Dean and Associate Professor of Law Nicholas Schroeck was named to the 2024 Class of Michigan State Bar Foundation Fellows. He is the only …
Gary Maveal, emeritus professor of Detroit Mercy’s Law School, is the winner of the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award and will be recognized …
Join Detroit Mercy Law and the legal community in celebrating the 112th annual Red Mass at noon Tuesday, Sept. 17 inside of Ss. Peter & Paul Church at the Riverfront Campus.
Meet the Class of ’24: Being a lawyer is in Kevin Lynch’s blood. After nearly a decade working in human resources, he made the decision to become the latest member of his family to attend law school. His Detroit Mercy Law experience and all that has come from it has been beyond his wildest dreams.
As part of the Titan Innovation Fund, Detroit Mercy Law will host their inaugural law school preview day April 17. The event will bring 60 metro Detroit high school students to the Riverfront Campus.
Former national security prosecutor and current University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade will discuss the threat disinformation poses to our democracy, public safety, and the rule of law in 2024’s lecture, titled “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America.”
Detroit Mercy Law Review hosts its 108th annual symposium, this year titled “Law School 101: An Exploration of Legal Pedagogy,” on Friday, March 8 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Riverfront Campus.
2023’s lecture is titled “Religious Lawyering in a Polarized World,” and will be presented by Amy Uelmen of Georgetown Law. The 24th annual lecture is set for Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 5-6 p.m. at the Riverfront Campus, Room 226.
Red Mass is an occasion for judges, attorneys, civic leaders and law students of all faiths to come together and pray for blessings and strength in the coming year’s work.
School of Law Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum discussed the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about affirmative action on the digital Michigan Chronicle newscast and WDET’s …
When Janson Fu isn’t handling all the responsibilities that come with being a law student, he has his eyes on the stars. His hobby of astrophotography involves photographing the night sky and celestial events.
The Vivere ex Missione awards are presented annually to four graduating students whose time at University of Detroit Mercy was marked by leadership, service and scholarship. The winners are announced during each of the four commencement ceremonies.
Even after rising to a vice president position in the financial world, Matthew Snyder’s childhood dream tugged at his heart.
University of Detroit Mercy graduate programs in Engineering, Business, Law, Health Professions and Liberal Arts & Education were once again ranked among the top in the nation in the 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges’ edition. This is the fourth consecutive year that Detroit Mercy graduate programs have ranked among the nation’s best.
Michigan Supreme Court Justice and Detroit Mercy alumna Kyra Harris Bolden ’14 is the special lecturer at the fifth annual Dewitt C. Holbrook Lecture on Social Justice, hosted by Detroit Mercy Law. The lecture, titled, “Justice for All,” is set for Thursday, April 13 from 5-6 p.m. in Room 226 of the Riverfront Campus.
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law graduates achieved a first-time pass rate and overall pass rate on the July 2022 Michigan Bar Exam that far surpasses state averages.
During the episode “Twerk O’Clock,” which originally aired on Jan. 23, 2023, an actor riding a bus is wearing a Detroit Mercy Law sweatshirt.
Associate Professor of Law Cara Cunningham Warren recently had her book, International Law in Context published by Carolina Academic Press. According to Carolina Academic Press: …
Detroit Mercy Law’s McElroy Lecture on Law and Religion provides a forum for prominent thinkers and leaders to address fundamental issues of law, religion and society.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Elizabeth Sherowski was awarded a $3,000 Teaching Grant from the Association of Legal Writing Directors. The ALWD grants enable gifted …
University of Detroit Mercy is celebrating World Health Day with a two-part online event designed to shine a light on the environmental causes of major …
University of Detroit Mercy graduate programs in Health Professions, Nursing, Engineering, Business and Law have once again been ranked among the top national universities in …
Join School of Law Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum and Detroit Mercy Associate Professors Erin Archerd and Genevieve Meyers for a discussion on Women in the …
Detroit Mercy Law will host its 106th Law Review Symposium, titled “Governing Bodies: Bodily Autonomy and the Law,” on Friday, March 4. The law review …
Detroit Mercy Law is hoping to expand its faculty research and culture of scholarship and has created a new position to lead the way. J. …
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law announced that Karen McDonald Henning, associate professor of law, has been named associate dean for Academic Affairs. “I …
Starting this fall, Detroit Mercy Law students will work with the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) to help right wrongful convictions. The collaboration …
Edward Martell was back in Wayne County Circuit Judge Bruce Morrow’s courtroom. The same courtroom where his life changed in 2005, when he was facing …
University of Detroit Mercy announces the appointment of Jelani Jefferson Exum as the new dean of the School of Law, effective July 1. Jefferson Exum …
Join colleagues for the final conversation about the roots of Detroit Mercy’s commitment to social justice on Friday, April 16 at 3:30 p.m. During this …
University of Detroit Mercy has received $316,900 in grants recently to support University programming. Many are in support of Detroit Mercy Law’s Veterans Law Clinic, …
Join colleagues for an ongoing conversation about the roots of Detroit Mercy’s commitment to social justice on Friday, March 26 at 3:30 p.m. During this …
The Detroit Mercy Law Review welcomes scholars, legal professionals and community leaders from across the country to discuss issues at the heart of the COVID-19 …
The Office of Mission Integration and Detroit Mercy Law welcome employees to an ongoing conversation about the roots of Detroit Mercy’s commitment to social justice. …
Detroit Mercy Law Associate Dean of Experiential Education Nicholas Schroeck discusses the impact of building demolitions on Detroit residents in the Detroit Free Press article, …
School of Law prioritized health and safety as they virtually celebrated the annual Red Mass, Sept. 22. The Red Mass is attended by judges, lawyers, …
Detroit Mercy Law Director of Career Services & Outreach Katharine Harrison’s article, “Four Tips for Newer Attorneys During COVID-19,” was published in the June/July Issue …
Grants totaling $213,500 have been given in recent months to University of Detroit Mercy to continue, and in some cases expand, programming during the pandemic. …
Assistant Professor of Law Instruction Nicholas Schroeck discusses the safety of dams in Oakland County, Mich. in Downtown Newsmagazine, July 14. Read the full article …
Detroit Mercy Law Associate Dean for Academic Affairs James Broughton was featured in a Michigan Radio podcast, discussing how two recent Supreme Court decisions may …
Associate Professor of Law Instruction Karen Henning co-authored the third edition of Mastering Criminal Procedure Volume 1–The Investigative Stage. Mastering Criminal Procedure is a two-volume …
