2026 Detroit Mercy News Releases

DMTC continues inaugural season of Black Box Theatre with retelling of St. Clare of Assisi

Set in Italy in 1211, the play follows Clare, a wealthy medieval “It” girl whose privileged life is upended when she meets Francis, a man who has renounced his wealth and social status in service to the poor. Inspired by his radical devotion, Clare begins to reexamine her own life, questioning what it means to live with purpose and integrity. 

Exhibition on the Middle Passage opens Feb. 6 at SACD event

The infamous Brookes Slave Ship is the inspiration behind an exhibit that will open Feb. 6 in the exhibition space of the Loranger Architecture Building on University of Detroit Mercy’s McNichols Campus.

A combined image of business and nursing students at laptops during a lecture.

Three of UDM's online graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation.

Three photos feature three women as part of Team Polly on FOX's Extracted, in the middle photo from left, Molly, Polly and Bailey.

UDM Nursing professor Molly McClelland, her twin sister Polly, and daughter Bailey teamed up as one of 12 teams on the FOX survival reality series, 'Extracted,' which debuts on Jan. 26.

a graphic promoting black history month, featuring a UDM logo

February is Black History Month, and University of Detroit Mercy will celebrate with a series of enlightening events across all campuses.

An aerial photograph of Detroit Mercy Law's Riverfront Campus.

Two leaders in arts and entertainment law will discuss the field and their careers representing entertainment figures Feb. 12.

A full circle of giving

Mike DiGiovanni ’70, ’72 has had many roles at the University, and his latest is dear to his heart. DiGiovanni's involvement with the GM Student Corps began in 2013 and has brought him once again back to Detroit Mercy, helping develop professional skills in the students, engage them in their communities and provide mentors and guidance as they progress.

A women's soccer student-athlete smiles in the corner of a photo of a whiteboard that says Thank you donors <3

From Titan Field renovations to a new locker room, supporters have helped upgrade amenities for UDM women's soccer.