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 …
The College of Liberal Arts & Education, soon to be the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences, continued its annual holiday celebration tradition for the College community. The pot-luck-style fare celebrated the diversity of foods and traditions of faculty and staff. The celebration included a performance by the University …
Launching in Winter 2024, a select group of students will represent the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences through a new program designed to connect prospective students to the University community. Focused on majors in the humanities, arts and social sciences, the initiative will employ current students to facilitate …
Nancy Calleja, professor and chair, Department of Counseling and Addiction Studies, is the principal investigator and project director of an $862,000 grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) awarded in September. The project is designed to expand the behavioral health workforce, providing enhanced specialized training to master’s level …
Communication Studies senior Jeremiah Steen will be one of 42 Michiganders to be honored at the 2023 Governor’s Service Awards held Nov. 28 at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. Steen will be among four other individuals receiving the Spirit of Hope Award which recognizes those who serve as a beacon of hope for many and one who lifts up others and inspires people to make a difference.
Diane Robinson-Dunn, associate professor of History, published a book chapter titled “Sultan Jahan and the Working Muslim Mission: Representing Islamic Femininity during the First World War” in Muslim Women in Britain, 1850-1950: 100 Years of Hidden History published by Oxford University Press, 2023
The Department of Economics will be offering graduate assistant (GA) positions for the winter 2024 semester. Assistantships offer students the opportunity to apply skills and knowledge while receiving financial support. GAs serve as a support-person to a faculty’s teaching assignments and/or help faculty with their research. The GAs will not …
The Detroit Mercy Theatre Company won three Wilde Awards for the winter 2023 production of Pride and Prejudice by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen. The Wilde Awards – named in honor of 19th century playwright Oscar Wilde – honors the best productions, performances and technical work …
Isaac Pickell, adjunct instructor of English, published a new collection of poetry with Black Ocean press, It’s Not Over Once You Figure It Out.
Gail Presbey, professor of Philosophy, published a book titled The Life and Thought of H. Odera Oruka: Pursuing Justice in Africa (Bloomsbury Press 2003) which is included in the Bloomsbury Studies in World Philosophy series. The book, reflects Presbey’s research and reflections on this Kenyan philosopher whom she got to …
