Tuesday, June 24, 2025
The University of Detroit Mercy recently hosted an event, “Fighting with the Heart of a Woman: the voices of women of Chiapas Mexico,” to shine a spotlight on the fight for social justice and democracy in southern Mexico. The event was sponsored by Carney Latin American Solidarity Archive (CLASA) and […]
Sometimes I forget that I’m a senior in college, and this is my final year of undergrad. I guess it didn’t really hit me until last week, when the course catalog for winter 2017 was released. I’ve always been kind of OCD about perfectly arranging my schedule well in advance […]
Campus safety has always been an important issue to the University of Detroit Mercy and its students, but driving around the McNichols campus on an empty gas tank can be a risky proposition. There have been dozens of reported crimes at gas stations near campus throughout the years. And on […]
ABC News recently tapped the University of Detroit Mercy to host an online show discussing politics and progress in the city featuring both local analysts and national correspondents. “Straight Talk with Matt and LZ,” featuring Matt Dowd and LZ Granderson taped an episode on campus Monday, Sept. 19. Both Detroit […]
The University of Detroit Mercy did a year’s worth of research and spent $300,000 for two out-of-state design firms to create a new brand that has received mixed reviews by students and alumni. The re-branding – the first since the University of Detroit and Mercy College merged in 1990 – […]
Despite by busy schedule, I sometimes pick up a few hours at a local retail store. About two weeks ago, while upfront at the cash register, a customer that I've seen shop in the store before came in. She looked agitated, but I didn’t read too much into her […]
The College of Engineering and Science’s High Bay recently housed the big reveal we've all been waiting for: the new Center of Automotive Systems Engineering Education lab. On Sept. 30, the High Bay was packed with succulent smells, black ties and fancy dress, and good vibes to unveil the state-of-the-art […]
A new school year means new changes and additions to University Recreation and the Student Fitness Center. As always, URec is offering several new fitness classes this semester, including AM:BC, barre, beach body and SYNERGY X, as well as several returning classes, like yoga, kettlebell, cardio bootcamp and butts and […]
A new privately-funded off-campus housing complex, to be located directly behind Shiple Hall off Puritan Ave., is in the process of being approved by the Detroit City Council. In 2011, an alum approached the university about building the 350-bed apartments that would provide a place for upperclassmen and graduate students […]
Americans will vote to elect a new President in less than two months, but students and faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy still don’t know what to make of this sometimes-bizarre election. Of the 17 Republicans and 5 Democrats that ran for President, it now comes down […]
