Welcome to the 2025-2026 academic year! Campus is buzzing with activity as students hustle to class and faculty prepare their engaging courses amid myriad events to launch the Fall 2025 semester. This energy reminds us that change characterizes our human existence as we move through seasons and stages of life. …
The College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences is excited to welcome four new faculty members this fall. Each brings valuable expertise and energy that will enrich our programs and strengthen student learning across the college. · Jessica Borsellino, Assistant Professor, Department of History · Sarah Markel, Assistant Professor, Department …
Continuing our CHASS practice of radical hospitality, the rock garden designed to welcome students, faculty, and staff into community is back near the Briggs building sign. During this year’s PTV session, students joined Associate Dean Greg Grobis and Dean Jocelyn Boryczka in creating a lasting symbol of community in front …
CHASS faculty and staff convened in the Architecture Exhibition Space on Wednesday, August 19th to kick off the 2025-2026 academic year. Dean Jocelyn Boryczka launched this year’s focus on radical transformation, challenging us all to reach for the magis, the more by making a big or small change in our …
Prologues, Transitions, and Viewpoints (PTV) — the final step of freshman orientation — officially welcomed the newest Titans in the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) to campus. Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs Kiantee Rupert-Jones, Assistant Dean Greg Grobis, and Dean Jocelyn Boryczka led the CHASS sessions, …
CHASS faculty gathered in August for a professional development workshop on “Navigating AI in the Liberal Arts” ahead of the annual College meeting. The session, held in the Architecture Exhibition Space, brought faculty and staff together to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence in higher education. Profs. …
A 4-year, $2.39 million HRSA Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) grant to address Michigan’s critical shortage of behavioral health professionals has been awarded to the CHASS Clinical and School Psychology programs, led by Co-Principal Investigators Profs. Barry Dauphin, Ph.D., ABPP and Erin Henze, Ph.D. This funding will enhance …
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company (DMTC) will launch its 55th season with a production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare, adapted by playwright Marc Palmieri. The production explores themes of mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the comedic twists of human relationships. Twelfth Night will open in the new Detroit Mercy …
The College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) at the University of Detroit Mercy will host its annual 2025 Welcome Bash on Thursday, September 4, from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. on the Briggs Patio closer to Livernois Rd. and the softball fields. This bash gives our CHASS community the …
Professors Claudia Bernasconi, School of Architecture & Community Development, and Libby Balter Blume, Professor Emerita in the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, have signed a book contract with the academic publisher Routledge. The forthcoming volume will examine transdisciplinary research and pedagogy in architecture, with an emphasis on approaches …
