The University of Detroit Mercy and the University of Windsor's School of Social Work, in partnership with the Centre for Executive and Professional Education, are collaborating to offer University of Windsor's MSW for Working Professionals on the UDM McNichols Campus beginning Fall Semester 2012. The program is uniquely positioned to assist those who work full-time, but wish to obtain their Master of Social Work degree for professional advancement.

UDM senior Deonte Osayande was selected for the Detroit National Poetry Slam to compete at the National Poetry Slam in Boston, Mass. The National Poetry Slam is a performance poetry competition where teams from across the United States, Canada, and France participate in a large-scale poetry slam.

The Michigan Collegiate Press Association has announced the recipients in its annual competition for campus journalism during the last academic year. The Varsity News or individual UDM students won six awards. Michael Martinez (Communication Studies/History), the current VN editor, won first place for best sports page design.  William Pringle (History) won first place for best editorial, which he wrote on anti-Muslim bigotry.