Our clocks have now sprung forward, and we are looking for the first signs of Spring. We see the horizons of the semester and academic year as commencement nears. It is a time to look ahead and back as we stand in the present. Over the course of an academic …
Mark your calendars! The CLAE faculty assembly will be held on March 28 at 12:45 p.m. in Engineering & Science 120. We urge all CLAE faculty to attend this faculty assembly to discuss important items on the agenda such as a motion to amend the shared governance constitution so that …
Detroit Mercy’s Love Stories from the Underground Railroad celebrated its 11th year of delivering inspiring stories that capture the juxtaposition of romantic love with the unspeakable injustices and oppression of slavery. This annual event weaves Black History Month together with Valentine’s Day. This year’s love story was brought to life …
February is Black History Month, a time when we turn more attention to the peoples and events marking the tragedies and triumphs which make up African American history which is American history. Many of you may be familiar with “The Gateway to Freedom” monument that stands in downtown Detroit’s Hart …
Tune in to WDIV Channel 4’s Live in the D Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 11 a.m. to hear History professors Roy Finkenbine and Justin Williams talk about Detroit Mercy’s exciting Black History Month events, many of which are sponsored by the College and CLAE programs. Click the video below to …
The winter College meeting provided an opportunity for faculty and staff to come together as a community for the second of three meetings that Jocelyn Boryczka, dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Education (CLAE), has planned to connect the College community and generate excitement for the semester ahead. …
Margaret Burnham, the founding director of the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project at Northeastern University, will discuss her recent book, By Hands Now Known: Jim Crow’s Legal Executioners (Norton, 2022) on Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. on Zoom. The book explores a series of legal cases involving African …
The College of Liberal Arts & Education (CLAE) will launch its first research showcase the week of April 15. A steering committee composed of faculty representing the humanities, arts and social sciences and led by Steven Huprich, CLAE associate dean for graduate education, will engage in planning throughout the winter …
Happy New Year! Welcome to the winter 2024 semester! I hope that you and your families and friends enjoyed the holidays. It is so exciting to welcome our faculty and students back to campus! Open up your calendars to plan on attending some of our outstanding College of Liberal Arts …
Congratulations to all on such a successful fall 2023 semester! As we look to the new year, let’s take a moment, in the practice of radical hospitality, to consider our past to inform our present and plan for our future. This newsletter captures all three moments and does so using …
