Welcome back to the Winter 2026 semester! I hope that your holiday break was peaceful and provided time to connect with family and friends. The electric buzz of anticipation and activity now begins to fill our classrooms, buildings, and walkways across campus as faculty, students, and staff return from a …
The CHASS January 2026 College meeting departed from its usual informational format to engage faculty and staff in the process of radical transformation. This theme for the 2025-2026 academic year focuses on change as fundamental to the human condition which education animates since we are always changing through learning to …
University of Detroit Mercy’s English Department hosts Triptych, a virtual reading series featuring award-winning authors in conversation with UDM’s poet-in-residence, Prof. Stacy Gnall. The series showcases nationally and internationally recognized writers whose work spans poetry, essays, translation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Triptych events take place on the third Thursday of January, …
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company will present its second production in the new Detroit Mercy Black Box Theatre, Poor Clare by Chiara Atik. This is a bold, hilarious, and anachronistic retelling of the real story of St. Clare of Assisi—a young woman who gave up comfort and convention for a …
Award-winning poet Jim Daniels will visit University of Detroit Mercy for a reading and conversation on Tuesday, March 17 from 12:45–1:45 p.m. in the Bargman Room of the McNichols Campus Library. Daniels is known for poetry rooted in working-class life, Detroit history, and personal narrative. His many collections, including Gun/Shy …
The English Department will host Triptych+1: Student Reading, a live, in-person event celebrating student writers and performers. Taking place on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Book Suey Bookstore Cooperative in Hamtramck, the event creates an inviting, community-centered space for students to share their work beyond campus. Triptych+1 offers …
Dean Jocelyn Boryczka was recently featured on Middle Eastern American Television (MEA TV) for an in-depth conversation spotlighting the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences and its continued growth and evolution. Dean Boryczka discussed the College’s recent name change, the vision behind it, and what it represents for students, …
Happy Holidays! As campus quiets and we look toward festive gatherings, religious celebrations, and warm evenings by the fire, I offer my deepest gratitude to each of you as dedicated members of the CHASS community who have stood firm in the face of strong national headwinds facing higher and liberal …
Be sure to mark your calendars for the next College meeting on Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. in CHP 124. This gathering of faculty and staff sets the stage for the Winter semester as we look toward Black History Month, Honors Convocation, Celebration of Scholarly Achievement …
First-year CHASS student Cayden Brown (Criminal Justice major) recently had the distinguished opportunity to guest lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in Dr. Lynette Nicole Tannis’s course, “Educating Incarcerated Youth—Practice, Research, Policy, and Advocacy.” Cayden is Executive Director of The Trespass Project that leverages modern technology to help …
