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May 28, 2025

UDM’s Marketing & Communications Department pilots new communications fellowship 

The first pair of fellows will focus their work on capturing and sharing stories of community engagement in Detroit and abroad.

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May 09, 2025

Class of ’25: Childhood experiences fuel valedictorian to make a difference

Moments from Cristal Guzman's childhood sparked her interest in making a difference through advocacy and the law. They also inspired her to create a welcoming community at Detroit Mercy, where she’s served as a campus leader for the last three years. 

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April 24, 2025

University of Detroit Mercy earns new Carnegie classification

The 'Opportunity College and University' designation highlights UDM as a model institution for fostering student success and advancing research on effective campus practices.

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Psychology Clinic

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The Psychology Clinic is a teaching clinic, for doctoral students of clinical psychology. The clinic provides counseling, testing and assessment services including:

  • Individual and couples therapy
  • Emotional issues such as anger and grief
  • Assessment for learning problems and gifted children
  • Sorting through sources of stress
Service fees are on a sliding scale.

Psychology Clinic

Counseling Clinic

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The Counseling Clinic is a teaching clinic, primarily for second-year counseling students. The clinic specializes in a wide variety of clinical issues for children and adults, such as:

  • Grief and loss
  • Anger/emotion management
  • Decision making
  • Life transitions/family issues
Services are available at no cost.

Counseling Clinic

CHASS Events and Engagements

UDM’s Marketing & Communications Department pilots new communications fellowship

The charter fellows, Alizé Tripp and Jenny Raptoplous, were selected in late April and will focus their work on capturing and sharing stories of community engagement in Detroit and abroad.

Writing Center Director and Adjunct Instructor Erin Bell presented an essay, titled “‘I don’t want to grow up—if it’s like that’: Re-Reading Carson McCullers’ story …

DMTC receives national recognition from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

DMTC receives national recognition from Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival

Several talented DMTC members involved in the production of 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)[revised][again]' were recently honored by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for their outstanding creative work.