Friday, September 20, 2024
On Monday, November 30th,1964, students, alumni and all Titan fans were in complete shock to hear the announcement that the Univer- sity of Detroit’s varsity football program would be shut down. The team to that point had a memorable 68 year history. Detroit’s all-time record was 308-204-24, it produced 18 […]
Over the summer, the University of Detroit Mercy installed new turf at Titan Field in what the athletic department dubbed a “big upgrade.” The work was completed on Aug. 1, just in time for the new school year, giving student-athletes one more thing to be excited about for their athletic seasons. […]
The University of Detroit Mercy’s annual “Day of Giving” will take place Tuesday, Sept. 27, with trivia, presentations, food and other activ- ities to help celebrate, and educate students about, the importance of philanthropy. The day-long events — in-person and virtual— are sponsored by the Student Alumni Leadership Coun- cil’s philanthropy […]
The new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Education has come home to Michigan and is excited to be here. Dr. Jocelyn Boryczka, who took over for the retir- ing Mark Denham on Aug. 1, most recently served as vice provost for Scholarly and Inclusive Excellence at Fairfield University […]
Students returning to campus this semester, the third academic year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, were greeted with the now-familiar sight of masks. And it’s likely to stay that way, at least some times, for the foreseeable future. Detroit Mercy follows the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre- […]
The University of Detroit Mercy’s annual Homecoming celebration will take place next week with three days of bike rides, bonfires and basketball. The events run from Thursday, Sept. 29, to Saturday, Oct.1, across the McNichols campus. Homecoming kicks off Thursday evening with the Alumni Achieve- ment Spirit awards in the student […]
New University of Detroit Mercy President Dr. Donald Taylor has wasted no time getting to know students and faculty during the first few weeks of the school year. Taylor, who took over the school’s top job in July, made the rounds introducing himself during move-in day last month and hosted a few […]
Philanthropic giving should be strategically tailored around individ- ual experiences to ensure specific needs are adequately met. Individual philanthropists and foundations primarily provide resources to groups and organizations in key funding areas like education, health care, arts and culture and community and economic development — which commonly does not include individual […]
This is a story of a young man named Ibrahim Traore. He is my cousin, and he and I grew up together in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in West Africa. We are still really close, although we both left home to pursue our dreams and have not seen each other for […]
Will Smith’s infamous slap across Chris Rock’s face at this year’s Os- cars ceremony has been an eye-widening topic. So, what really happened at history’s most memorable Oscars ceremony, anyway? Rock, a longtime comedian, unsurprisingly took a jab at one of the audience members; this time, it was Jada Pinkett Smith. […]
