Associate Professor of English Mary-Catherine Harrison published the entry, “Mary Barton (Gaskell),” in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women’s Writing (Lesa Scholl, Editor. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
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2020 Phenomenal Woman urges you to find your way to help others
Each year, during Women’s History Month, University of Detroit Mercy’s Department of Student Life recognizes an employee with its Phenomenal Woman Award. This year, Student Life recognized Amber Johnson, director of the TRiO Program. The award is usually presented at an event at which the recipient gives a speech. Because …
Friendship, connections and support at the women’s prayer group
University of Detroit Mercy hosts women’s prayer group from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 208 of the Student Union on the following dates: Monday, Feb. 24 Thursday, March 26 Thursday, April 30 Tuesday, May 19 The group welcomes women from all three campuses and from all faiths to gather …
Women’s Lacrosse to join Mid-American Conference
University of Detroit Mercy women’s lacrosse program is set to join the Mid-American Conference next school year in 2020-21, it was announced by the Cleveland-based league office Wednesday morning. The Titans join their fourth conference in the 12-year history of women’s lacrosse at the University. “We are extremely grateful for …
Feminist Scholarship Colloquium, Oct. 21
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s invites the Detroit Mercy community to its Feminist Scholarship Colloquium on Monday, Oct. 21 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Genevieve Fisk Loranger Architecture Center of the Warren Loranger Architecture Building on our McNichols Campus. The colloquium will feature a talk on “Feminist Theory …
Oral histories of Mercy Sisters, Jesuits to go online
The stories of the women and men in Detroit who followed their calling and helped build what is now University of Detroit Mercy are being told in a far-reaching and important new online archive being announced this week by the Detroit Mercy Libraries and Instructional Design Studio. The Jesuit and …
NSF grant to support women in STEM
Detroit Mercy’s (Detroit Mercy) College of Engineering & Science recently received significant support in its efforts to support women in STEM through a five-year collaboration funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of $999,899. This project, which is led by Professor Sarah Kirk of Willamette University, is called the …
Recognizing two leaders for Crain’s Notable Women in Education Leadership honor
Detroit Mercy leaders were featured in Crain’s Detroit Business’ Notable Women in Education Leadership 2019 report. Detroit Mercy’s Katherine Snyder ’89, ’93, dean of the College of Engineering & Science, and Pamela Zarkowski, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, were among 35 Michigan-based women selected by Crain’s Detroit Business …
Professor of English Heather Hill-Vasquez presented, “A Lesson of Response to U.S. Family Separation Policy: ‘Re-membering’ a Late Medieval Play of the Slaughter of the Innocents,” at the Modern Language Association’s International Symposium: in Lisbon, Portugal. Hill-Vasquez also presented her essay, “A Compliant Bride Must Always Also Be an Unruly …
Women’s Leadership Round Table Fall-o-ween, Oct. 31
The Women’s Leadership Round Table invites all interested colleagues to its “Fall-o-ween” event on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in Room 1430 on the Corktown Campus. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be offered. Assistant to the President for Mission Integration Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos will give the keynote …
Professor of Philosophy David Koukal published his paper, “Precarious Embodiment: Unwanted Pregnancy and Body (Subject) Interruptus,” in Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, Sept. 14.
MBA student project teams with nonprofit to create opportunities for women
Due to the efforts of an MBA class project, a new e-commerce website will soon sell hand-made clothes, bags, blankets and other home goods to raise funds for the Inkster-based charity Zaman International and its clients. The website is the culmination of weeks of work by seven University of Detroit …
Delta Dental Foundation grant extends successful dental health program for underserved pregnant women
A statewide community outreach pilot program for pregnant women in high-risk populations and run by University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry will continue and expand, thanks to a $630,000 grant from the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF). Michigan Initiative for Maternal and Infant Oral Health (MIMOH), which started in 2017 …
Last Women’s Leadership Round Table of the semester, April 17
The Women’s Leadership Round Table invites all interested colleagues to its last meeting of the semester on Wednesday, April 17, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 324 of the McNichols Campus Library. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be offered. Dean Emerita of Libraries & Instructional Technology Margaret E. …
Next Women’s Leadership Round Table, March 27
The Women’s Leadership Round Table invites all interested colleagues to its next meeting on Wednesday, March 27, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 324 of the McNichols Campus Library. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be offered. For this discussion, Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Affairs Deborah …
Celebrating the women of Detroit Mercy, March 28
The 16th annual Phenomenal Women’s Reception returns to celebrate the lives of all women at Detroit Mercy on Thursday, March 28 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom. The Ashley Grey Legacy Award will be presented to College of Engineering & Science Dean Katherine Snyder. Snyder will …
iDRAW program will prepare young people for STEM careers
Convincing young people to consider a career in math and science can be challenging. Students in a classroom setting don’t necessarily get to experience how fun and exciting science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields can be. University of Detroit Mercy’s new iDRAW (innovating Detroit’s Robotics Agile Workforce) program uses …
CLASA hosts three discussions on Jainism, Rabindranath Tagore and social justice in India
The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive and Students for Justice in Palestine sponsors three discussions featuring Visva-Bharati University Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Religious Studies Asha Mukherjee. Mukherjee will present, “The History of Jainism and the Moral and Social Implications of Jaina Logic,” on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 4 …
The forthcoming book, Teaching and Designing in Detroit: 10 Women on Pedagogy and Practice, co-edited by Distinguished Professor of Architecture Stephen Vogel and Professor Emerita of Psychology Libby Balter Blume has been accepted for publication in the prestigious Routledge Research in Architecture Series.
Women’s prayer group set to meet Feb. 4
All female Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and administrators are invited to the first 2019 Women’s Prayer Group meeting of the school year on Monday, Feb. 4 at noon in the President’s Board Room on the fifth floor of the Fisher Administration Center. Lunch will be served; all faiths are …
Women’s prayer group set to meet Dec. 3
All female Detroit Mercy students, faculty, staff and administrators are invited to the first Women’s Prayer Group meeting of the school year on Monday, Dec. 3 at noon in the President’s Board Room on the fifth floor of the Fisher Administration Center. Lunch will be served; all faiths are welcome.
Next Women’s Leadership Round Table, Nov. 19
The Women’s Leadership Round Table invites all interested colleagues to its next meeting on Monday, Nov. 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 324 of the McNichols Campus Library. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be offered. For this discussion, School of Law Dean Phyllis L. Crocker will keynote the …
Feminist Scholarship Colloquium, Oct. 18
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s invites the Detroit Mercy community to its Feminist Scholarship Colloquium on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the Presidents Dining Room. The Colloquium will feature presentations by WGS Feminist Scholarship Grant recipients: Associate Professor of Religious Studies Hsiao-Lan Hu, will discuss her …
Join the Women’s Leadership Round Table
The Women’s Leadership Round Table invites all interested colleagues to its first meeting of the semester on Wednesday, Oct. 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 324 of the McNichols Campus Library. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be offered. For this first discussion, Associate Professor of Nursing Judith Mouch, RSM will …