On Nov. 15, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a comprehensive ruling in State of New Jersey vs. Olenowsk allowing expert testimony from specially trained police officers, known as Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), on the signs and symptoms of drugs in drugged driving investigations. The ruling is expected to have …
Michael Lauchlan, senior adjunct instructor of English, recently published poetry in Tar River Poetry, Rappahannock Review, New World Writing, The Bangalore Review, Split Rock Review, So Flo Po Jo, The Lincoln Review, Innisfree Poetry Journal, The Indianapolis Review, J Journal, and Under a Warm Green Linden.
Senior Adjunct Instructor of English Susan Trudeau was appointed to the NASPA-Florida Executive Board and NASPA Region III Board. NASPA-Florida is the state connection for NASPA members. NASPA, Student Affairs in Higher Administration, is a member-centered association supporting a diverse and passionate network of 15,000 professionals and 1,200 institutions across …
Professor of History and department co-chair Roy E. Finkenbine was interviewed Oct. 12 on WDET’s “Detroit Today” with Stephen Henderson about Detroit’s Underground Railroad. Listen to the full interview. He also moderated conversations with two authors of recent Underground Railroad novels: Cynthia Mullen of Hinges and Kai Thomas of In The …
The College of Liberal Arts & Education (CLAE)was a sponsor of the the 18th annual Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit conference this past October. The theme is “Revolution form the Heart of Nature: Take Action in Detroit.” Dean Jocelyn Boryczka gave the welcome on address to approximately 300 Detroit-area middle school and high school students along with adults. CLAE faculty member Gail Presbey served as chair of the conference, after serving as co-chair the previous three years.
Detroit Mercy Theatre Company’s first production of the new academic year, “A Year with Frog and Toad,” met with acclaim from Encore Michigan, proclaimed the show a “total must see delight for the family.” Directed by Sarah Hawkins-Rusk, and based on the books by Arnold Lobel, this production details the …
Professor of History Greg Sumner introduced two award-winning World War II movies at the Historic Redford Theatre, in honor of Veterans Day: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), dealing with the readjustment challenges facing soldiers returning home from combat, and “Mrs. Miniver (1942),” about a housewife in Britain who …
Poet-in-residence Stacy Gnall was a speaker at the 2023 Lit Youngstown Festival this October as part of the panel “Poetry of Witness” with poets Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Jessica Cuello and Jennifer Martelli. Gnall read new poems from her third book project, The Danger Constellation, which combines poetry with moments of lyric …
Erin Bell, adjunct instructor of English and assistant director of Educational Development at Detroit Mercy’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, presented two projects this fall: “Us Weirdos Have to Stick Together”: Queering the Family in Disney’s Owl House at the Northeastern Popular Culture Association conference. Podcasting as a …
Assistant Professor of Communication Studies David Cassilo co-authored one of the top papers for the Communication and Sport Division at the National Communication Association annual conference. The paper titled “I’m Worried They Will Come Back to Haunt Me: Examining How Former NFL Players Make Sense of Concussion Risks” was presented …
