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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Dr. Antoine Garibaldi is trying to make UDM a recognizable name throughout the community. That's why the university's new president has been proactive about meeting members of the Detroit media in his first months on the job.  Since taking over in June, Garibaldi has made appearances on MSNBC, Channel 4, […]

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 […]

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 […]