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.
Detroit Mercy’s Counseling program hosted its annual Trailblazing TitanCounselor alumni panel discussion and networking event on Oct. 30, and it featured two program alumni and …
On Nov. 11, Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs Debbie Stieffel spoke at “Navigating the Gen Z Shift: Adapting to New Student Expectations,” …
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 …
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 …
Hady Srour, associate professor in Detroit Mercy’s School of Optometry, has been named to Hour Detroit‘s Top Docs List of 2025.
University of Detroit Mercy’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program was recently recognized as the top PA program in the United States. The Physician Assistant Education Association …
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 …
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 …
College of Health Professions Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki ’15 have published two chapters: “Health care in France” and “Health care in Poland.” …
President Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor Antoine M. Garibaldi and Live6 Alliance Director Caitlin Murphy ’17 appeared on the first half of WXYZ Channel 7’s …
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 …
Associate Library Professor Jennifer Bowen has been named the Michigan Health Sciences Libraries Association’s Librarian of the Year for 2025. This career award is given …
Professor of History and Department Co-Chair Roy Finkenbine presented a paper on “The Robert Cromwell Rescue” at the 8th annual Michigan Underground Railroad Heritage gathering …
Isaiah “Ike” McKinnon ’75, ’78, a retired Detroit Mercy professor, retired Detroit police chief and former deputy mayor of the City of Detroit, received the …
Three videos produced and directed by Associate Professor of Communications Jason Roche were named winners in the 46th annual Telly Awards, which honor excellence in …
McAuley School of Nursing Associate Professor Renee Courtney was selected to attend the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) training program for prospective on-site evaluators …
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell presented an essay, titled “‘I don’t want to grow up—if it’s like that’: Re-Reading Carson McCullers’ story …
President Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor Antoine M. Garibaldi was a presenter at the Association of Governing Boards’ National Conference on Trustees this spring in …
McAuley School of Nursing Assistant Professor Ashlee Barnes was named an Oakland Together 40 Under 40 awardee for the Class of 2025, which recognized leaders …
Vice President of Mission Integration Charles Oduke provided in-studio commentary on Saturday, April 28, at the WDIV Newsroom during the funeral for Pope Francis. For …
Assistant Professor Ashlee Barnes was nominated and selected for NAMI Michigan Honors 2025 College Educator of the Year Award.
Dean of the College of Health Professions Ahmed Radwan spoke at HealthcareNEXT’s panel discussion entitled “Workforce Challenges and State of the Industry” on April 3. …
Detroit Mercy’s English Department hosted its third annual Triptych virtual reading series, featuring three award-winning writers in conversation with UDM’s poet-in-residence Stacy Gnall. You can …
School of Dentistry Dean Mert N. Aksu and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski presented at the American College of Legal Medicine …
Professor of Psychology Barry Dauphin and colleague Caleb Siefert of the University of Michigan-Dearborn published an article “From Llama to language: prompt-engineering allows general-purpose artificial …
Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences Terry L. Howard, who has served on the Board of Directors of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) since …
Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell provided a praxis poster titled “Creating Belonging in Asynchronous Online Classrooms” and an online presentation at the …
Associate Professor of Biology Stokes Baker presented his work on integrating bee biology research with lab courses at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology …
Lisa 2, a novel by Professor of English Nick Rombes, was published in December by Calamari Archives out of New York City. His conversation about the …
School of Dentistry Dean Mert N Aksu recently shared insights on the potential short- and long-term effects of discontinuing community water fluoridation in an article …
Professor and Associate Dean of the School of Architecture & Community Development Noah Resnick was awarded the prestigious American Institute of Architects (AIA) Michigan President’s …
Clinical Assistant Professor Mark Mortiere ’82, ’86 has been selected by the Michigan Dental Association (MDA) Board of Trustees as the recipient of the 2025 …
Detroit Mercy’s STAR Center has received provisional accreditation. CHP’s Simulation, Technology and Research (STAR) Center recently received notification that it earned provisional accreditation from the …
Professor of Mathematics Jeffe J. Boats‘ debut novel, Blood Game, comes out on Feb. 4 and is available for pre-order at Amazon, Barnes & Noble …
Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN) was proud to take part in Gleaners Food Bank‘s annual fundraiser, highlighting the vital partnership between our organizations. TENN Program …
Associate Professor Zigmond Kozicki and Stephanie Baiyasi-Kozicki ’15 are published in the second edition of Foundations of Rural Public Health on the topic of U.S. …
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 …
Professor and Director of Graduate Architecture Claudia Bernasconi was invited to give a guest lecture for the 2024 Lecture Series of the Florida Institute for …
Diane Praet was recently awarded the status of Registrar Emeritus at the University in November. This honorary title is awarded to Praet as she retired …
An excerpt from Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications Gary J. Erwin‘s novel-in-progress, Cut River Redemption, published by Trace Fossils Review in early 2024 …
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. …
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 …
The annual Exploring Your Future event, a collaboration between Detroit Mercy, Wayne State University, Michigan State University and University of Michigan, has been featured in …
Fr. Justin Kelly, S.J., newly retired after 52 years of service at the University, presented a talk titled “Could Jesus Be Wrong? A Theological Thesis …
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Pamela Zarkowski was named to the Joint Commission of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU), Jesuit …
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 …
Diane M. Praet, recently retired associate vice president and university registrar and current senior director for special projects for Academic Affairs, has been awarded honorary …
Director of Professional Engineering Programs Paul Spadafora delivered a presentation on vehicle cyber threats at the fifth annual Homeland Security Symposium, hosted by Oakland Community …
