Friday, November 15, 2024
Fr. Gerard Albright celebrated his 90th birthday April 3 with many family members, alumni, students, faculty and friends. A long time familiar figure on campus, Fr. Albright started at the university in 1955 as a part-time professor. Five years later, he became a full-time faculty member. Since then, Fr. Albright […]
The senior class gift campaign is underway. Organizers are encouraging all seniors graduating this year to join them at upcoming events, and to donate to a department of their choosing by indicating “Senior Class Gift Campaign” in their donation. On April 19,, seniors will be signing the rock one last […]
Finals can be one of the most stressful times of the year, so you might need to chill out. A de-stress fest will be held in the Student Fitness Center on April 21 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. University Recreation is ramping up the fun this year with raffles […]
Professor David L. Regal acted in his final UDM Theatre Company production over the weekend. He is retiring after 45 years at the university. Regal was invited to join the newly formed University of Detroit and Marygrove Performing Arts Company in 1971 as a guest artist. When Dominic Misiam left […]
A supposedly haunted mental hospital, the struggle of injured athletes on campus, a hockey player with cerebral palsy – all are the focus of student documentaries that will be shown Thursday, April 28, as the culmination of a film production class. Students have been working all semester on creating interesting […]
Tens of thousands of people visit the Detroit River along the RiverWalk every year. But probably not many know the river’s significance in 19th century U.S. and Canadian history. More than one hundred and fifty years ago, thousands of escaped slaves found freedom through the Underground Railroad by crossing that […]
Since opening in Dearborn in April 2013, Moo Cluck Moo has been serving fresh food and taking healthy eating to a new level. Last week, the eatery became the latest “pop up” restaurant to appear at the Loft in the Student Center. “I have two daughters, and they are the […]
The Theatre Company’s spring production “Low Hanging Fruit” by Robin Bradford, opens next Thursday, March 3, at the Marlene Boll Theatre at the YMCA in Detroit. The show is a joint project between UDM and Matrix theatre companies. “Low Hanging Fruit” tells the story of four ex-military women, broken and […]
And the walls came tumbling down. Tumble they did this summer when the wrecker’s demolition ball razed U-D’s football stadium and took with it some of the grand memories of both Detroit and the school. Fittingly enough for Detroit, the stadium went down to make room for a 900-car parking […]
UDM is celebrating Black History Month with several upcoming events. On Thursday, Feb. 18, UDM will be hosting a book signing, panel discussion and reception for the book “A Fluid Frontier: Slavery, Resistance and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland.” The book consists of a collection of contributions […]
