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An aerial view of the McNichols Campus during the winter.
January 21, 2025
Three University of Detroit Mercy online programs are ranked among the top in the nation in the latest ranking.  
A man sits at a machine during an eye exam while a woman looks at images of the eye.
November 22, 2024
This new school will be located in Novi, Mich., and is the 25th School of Optometry nationally and the second in Michigan. The first class will begin in the fall of 2025 and prospective students can submit applications starting in December.
#43 Wall Street Journal College Pulse National ranking
September 04, 2024
The 2025 Wall Street Journal/College Pulse ranking has put UDM at No. 43 in the nation, nine places higher than it ranked the University last year.

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Detroit Mercy in the News

A clear vision of the future: A new eye institute in metro Detroit is serving students and the community
WDIV | March 12, 2025
The ability to see clearly is something many people need glasses or contacts for, which is why they get eye exams. Now, University of Detroit Mercy has the new Detroit Mercy Eye Institute in Novi, where students are learning to help people see with the right prescription, and the community is getting chance to shop for new glasses.

Coach Mark Montgomery talks UDM basketball turnaround
The Dave LewAllen Podcast | Jan. 29, 2025
Mark Montgomery outlines his vision for the program, the challenges that exist in a rebuild as well as the changes in the landscape of college basketball. He also discusses his playing days, identifies family, teammates and the coaches who have had a major impact on his life, and he shares why he loves what he does.

Detroit Mercy freshmen seizing opportunity to make quick impact
Detroit News | Dec. 3, 2024
Things are actually looking up for Detroit Mercy, in large part because of the contributions of freshmen ― which is almost unheard of these days, in the post-COVID age and the era of the transfer portal. Two true freshmen are averaging more than 20 minutes a game for the Titans, and four more freshmen are averaging more than 10.

 

Alumni News

Woman’s goalkeeper finds her silver lining
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
Marisa Silver looking tough during a gameSilver is a precious, shiny, white metal used as currency, in solar panels, tableware, jewelry and more. But at Detroit Mercy, silver is found in the women’s soccer net with goalkeeper Marisa Silver. Nothing has been shiny for the graduate senior since she arrived at UDM, but she has stuck …

Major estate gift supports University programming
Thu, 16 Jan 2025
A photo of the campus in summer showing new signageIn early 2023, Detroit Mercy was informed by the lawyer for the estate of Bernard Lucci ’64 that the University was the recipient of a bequest from their client’s will. “We knew that the gift was coming,” said Barbara Milbauer ’66, of the Office of Planned Giving. “What we didn’t …