CHP 2026 News Archive
Prospective students interested in learning more about UDM graduate programs, including in-person and online options, will have the opportunity to meet with faculty, program representatives and Graduate Admissions staff.
Hear directly from torture survivors and learn how clinicians and communities can support their holistic needs at a presentation by the Torture Abolition Survivors Support Coalition on Oct. 9, from 1–2:30 p.m., in Briggs Building, Room 317.
Detroit Mercy's Doctor of Medical Science program is aimed at working with healthcare professionals interested in moving into leadership, education, administration, policy or law, and will begin in January 2027.
Detroit Mercy is the highest-ranked independent university in Michigan, and is among the top 100 private institutions nationwide.

Fall Festival at Homecoming returned to the McNichols Campus for two days packed with activities for Titans, friends and the community to enjoy.
Andrea Kwasky, a professor in the McAuley School of Nursing at University of Detroit Mercy, has been named president-elect of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Hundreds of new Titans were busy across four campuses as they began their University of Detroit Mercy careers during the final days of August.
UDM is welcoming the new academic year — and the celebration of its 150th anniversary in the city of Detroit — with a special Mass celebrated by a representative of the Vatican.
The community engagement projects are an invaluable part of UDM’s freshmen orientation, allowing new first-year students to live out the University’s Jesuit and Mercy mission.
Happy birthday to us! University of Detroit Mercy is 150 years old, and we are throwing a yearlong celebration.
UDM is participating in MI College Match, a new statewide direct admission program designed to expand college access for high school students. The program will connect students at more than 350 Michigan high schools with admission and scholarship opportunities.
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Nursing Continuing Professional Development (ANCC-NCPD) has completed its review of MSON’s application and granted Provisional Accreditation to our Continuing Education Unit.

One grant involves how nonprofit community organizations use AI today and in the future, and the other establishes a neighborhood wellness council for residents of Northwest Detroit to guide health priorities in their communities.
More than 1,700 Titans graduated from University of Detroit Mercy following the 2025-26 academic year.
A wife, mother of college-aged children and practicing family nurse practitioner, Shreen Marini brings life experience, clarity of purpose and resilience into the classroom.
Several UDM graduate programs are once again ranked among the top in the nation by 'U.S. News & World Report.'
For 17 years, UDM Engineering and Nursing students have combined their expertise to create personalized assistive technology devices for community members with disabilities.
Three of UDM's online graduate programs are ranked among the best in the nation.
The CHP and the NAMI Metro Chapter will host Aria Darling on Thursday, Feb. 19, for a presentation from the NAMI 'In Our Own Voice' program. Darling, an emergency medicine physician, will share her lived experience with a mental health condition to help promote understanding and reduce stigma surrounding mental health.
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.
February is Black History Month, and University of Detroit Mercy will celebrate with a series of enlightening events across all campuses.
Detroit Mercy will host a special Black History Month screening of the award‑winning documentary 'Redemption Road' on Feb. 11, followed by a conversation with Yusef Bunchy Shakur.




















