President Garibaldi Archive

President Garibaldi Archive

April 2012: For whom the bells toll

Shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, April 13, UDM's historic clock tower chimed 25 times to signal the inauguration of Dr. Antoine Garibaldi as its 25th president. The bells marked the culmination of a daylong celebration on the McNichols campus. The university's first lay and African-American president was honored with […]

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February 2012: Reaching out

Dr. Antoine Garibaldi treated 11 freshmen to lunch Monday to learn about their first-year experience and to take suggestions to improve the university. The students, recommended by various university officials, got to speak candidly with the president and bounce ideas off one another in his board room on the fifth […]

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September 2011: Students find new president outgoing

Down-to-earth, friendly, humble, passionate and genuine – those are among the characteristics used to describe UDM President Antoine Garibaldi by students who have met him. Garibaldi, who at his previous university reportedly learned the name of every student, has been meeting regularly with UDM students, introducing himself randomly on campus. […]

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November 2010: Gannon reacts to Garibaldi’s departure

An emotional Dr. Antoine Garibaldi, fresh off his plane ride back from Detroit, confirmed at an assembly Friday that he would be leaving Gannon."As you can imagine this is a day of mixed emotions for me," said Garibaldi, who has served as president for more than nine years. "Not only […]

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November 2010: We have a new, capable leader

Ladies and gentlemen, we have leadership! University of Detroit Mercy, say hello to President Antoine M. Garibaldi. There's been extensive coverage on this event in The Varsity News, the school's website and local media, as well. I don't have many facts to add to the equation but luckily this is […]