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A student works on creating their medal.
December 15, 2025
Three students captivated international artists, professional medalists and mint engravers at a global art medal convention in Munich, Germany, in October.
Students carry bags of groceries during a TENN delivery.
December 12, 2025
The organization, which fosters student and community collaboration for a more food-sovereign Detroit, allows students to live UDM's Jesuit and Mercy mission.
A badge for The Wall Street Journal's America's best Colleges 2026 rankings, in cooperation with College Pulse and Statista.
September 30, 2025
The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse rankings focus on student outcomes rather than inputs, highlighting the tangible value a school delivers to its students. It evaluates colleges on several key measures, including social mobility and salary impact.

Students donate time to the community

Arise Detroit! Neighborhoods Day

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Detroit Mercy in the News

College basketball preview: Detroit Mercy Titans
Fox 2 Detroit | Oct. 27, 2025
UDM Coach Mark Montgomery joins Fox 2 Detroit to talk about the upcoming college basketball season.

UDM opens new $2 million Black Box Theatre
Channel 7 WXYZ | Oct. 9, 2025
The state-of-the-art facility spans 13,000 square feet and features a costume shop, green room and advanced lighting and sound technology.

Lawyers, judges renew oaths as Detroit Mercy Law celebrates 113th 'Red Mass'
Detroit Catholic | Sept. 24, 2025
Thee custom of a special Mass for the bench and bar dates back to England, France and Italy in the early 13th century, when Mass was celebrated at the opening of each term of court, and clergy wore red vestments in honor of the Holy Spirit.

University of Detroit Mercy set to launch first online law school in Michigan
Channel 7 WXYZ | Sept. 12, 2025
The program aims to increase access to higher education and open doors of opportunity for people across the state.

University of Detroit Mercy athletics fundraiser raises money for Titans
WDIV | Sept. 2, 2025
Many Titans, special guests, donors, supporters, fans and others came together at the Cambria Hotel in downtown Detroit for a "Night of the Titans" fundraising event to impact Detroit Mercy Athletics.

Alumni News

Class unites to honor former dean, help students
Thu, 18 Dec 2025
Dean Lawrence J. Canjar writes in a photo from an old yearbook.The Chemical Engineering Class of 1968 was a tight knit group. Small in number, many of the 21 graduates have remained friends for the nearly six decades since they graduated from University of Detroit. Their careers have taken them around the world and into positions that didn’t even exist when …

Biology undergraduates shine at international art conference 
Mon, 15 Dec 2025
Three University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) students captivated international artists, professional medalists and mint engravers at a global art medal convention in Munich, Germany, in October, where they stood out as the only undergraduate presenters in attendance.   In two standing-room-only talks at this prestigious art medal gathering, Roxana Nistor ’25, Hazel Song and Jewels Haisha explained how curiosity and a little imagination in a UDM chemistry lab led to new ideas.   Fédération Internationale de la Médaille d’Art, more …