UDC-DCSL provided support to the 2012 Mississippi on the Potomac Reception organized by The Mississippi Center for Justice. The Mississippi Center for Justice honored Stephen J. Pollak as their 2012 Mississippi on the Potomac honoree, and a video titled "Opening Doors to Opportunity in the Mississippi Delta" was shown. Faculty and staff at UDC-DCSL work closely with The Mississippi Center for Justice as part of the "Katrina and Beyond: Disaster Law” course and spring break experience helping the residents of Biloxi, MS find racial and economic justice in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.