Mission and Vision

Mission Statement

The Center for Social Justice is advancing social justice through research, advocacy, education, innovation, and public engagement.

We effectuate our mission and vision through five primary avenues: research, education, advocacy, innovation, and public engagement. Through cooperation, communication, and collaboration, the CSJ seeks to advance, enhance, and support this mission and vision by:

Enriching the University’s and Schools of Law's intellectual community and promoting interdisciplinary, synergistic projects rooted in social justice.
Generating expanded opportunities for student involvement in advocacy, research, and CSJ programming.
Supporting innovative conversation, research, scholarship, and pedagogy of those whose work aligns with our mission.
Developing relationships and partnerships with other like-minded organizations in our community.
Supporting the School of Law's public engagement efforts to provide popular legal education and pro bono services to those in need.
Supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and anti-racism efforts across the University and Law School, including through pipeline programming. Designed to diversify the student body and legal profession.

Research

Identify, study, and unveil the root causes of systemic social injustice and design actionable, client-centered solutions.

Education

Leverage the nationally-recognized scholarship of our faculty and institutional resources to enrich educational and practical training opportunities.

Advocacy

Identify and address unmet legal needs in our community and develop multidimensional, holistic aproaches to local, national, and global social justice issues.

Innovation

Commit to innovation and work toward creative solutions in areas such as consumer rights and the intersection of law and technology.

Public Engagement

Facilitate critical discourse in academic and community circles and provide Know Your Rights information to the public.

VISION STATEMENT

We aim to be a preeminent Center for Social Justice—locally, regionally, and nationally—that works to understand and address the root causes of social injustice and develop innovative, human-centered solutions for change.

We effectuate our mission and vision through five primary avenues: research, education, advocacy, innovation, and public engagement. Through cooperation, communication, and collaboration the CSJ seeks to advance, enhance, and support this mission and vision by:

Enriching the University’s and School of Law's intellectual community and promoting interdisciplinary, synergistic projects rooted in social justice.
Generating expanded opportunities for student involvement in advocacy, research, and CSJ programming.
Supporting innovative conversation, research, scholarship, and pedagogy of those whose work aligns with our mission.
Developing relationships and partnerships with other like-minded organizations in our community.
Supporting the School of Law's public engagement efforts to provide popular legal education and pro bono services to those in need.
Supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and anti-racism efforts across the University and Law School, including through pipeline programming. Designed to diversify the student body and legal profession.