Mercy Etu was employed into the services of University of Calabar on the 21st of January 2015. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Calabar, a Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication and a Masters degree in Linguistics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Currently, she is undergoing a Ph,D programme in the university of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. She has received awards in respect to her humanitarian services, the most recent, was an award of Honour from the Federation of Colleges Ex-students Christian Association in 2017. She teaches both structural and applied courses in Linguistics such as phonology, morphology, writing systems and orthographies, survey of applied linguistics and many more. Mercy Etu has been involved in several talking engagements especially in events that involve young teenagers and early adults. She has attended many conferences both locally and internationally, and has been involved in the organising of some, such as the October 2015 conference of the African Council for Communication Education held in the University of Calabar. She has carried many research projects in communication and linguistics fields of study. She is a member of the Linguistics Association of Nigeria (LAN), West African Linguistic Conference (WALC), African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) and Academic Staff Union of Universities. Some of her publications are available online and can be accessed on Linked In, Google, Research Gate and the University of Calabar website. She has six publications to her credit, both as a single author and as a co-author.