Centers and Institutes

The Academic Center for Equity and Inclusion (or “Academic Center”) organizes scholarly and pedagogical activities that advance St. John's University's commitment to an inclusive and equitable University community. 

The College’s Academic Success Center (ASC) was developed to provide academic support to enhance student success in the various programs offered by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.  Tutoring services are provided for discipline-specific courses that may not be available through the services provided by University Learning Commons.  Academic support is made available either in-person or virtually in an inviting and collaborative environment that encourages, promotes, and fosters independent learning skills

The Bankruptcy Advocacy Clinic is a full-year clinic offered in partnership with Legal Services NYC (LS-NYC), the largest U.S. organization exclusively devoted to providing free civil legal services to low-income people. LS-NYC has neighborhood offices in every borough of New York City.

The Center for Accounting Research and Analytics (CARA) is the home for students and faculty of the Department of Accountancy at The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. The Center is dedicated to its students' success on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

The Center for Bankruptcy Studies is home to all of the Law School's bankruptcy initiatives, including the nation's leading Bankruptcy LL.M. program, the American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, the Bankruptcy Law Society, and the Bankruptcy Fellowship Program. The Center offers a wide range of programs for students, faculty, alumni, and practitioners throughout the year.

The Center for Excellence in Enterprise Risk Management was established at St. John’s University’s Peter J. Tobin College of Business. The Center, lead by Dr. Paul L. Walker, is housed in The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) at 101 Astor Place in Manhattan.

The Center for Faculty Success and Development's (CFSD) mission is to enhance the academic environment at St. John’s University through support of faculty teaching and research.

The Center for Creativity and Gifted Education is committed to understanding and encouraging high level achievement of diverse learners, with a particular focus on the urban context. This Center emphasizes developing school-based enrichment programs for creative and gifted students. The Center is working toward developing global dialogue in gifted education through collaborations with and funding from other institutions worldwide.

The Center for Global Business Stewardship at the Peter J. Tobin College of Business -- in recognition of the importance of responsible management of the globe’s resources -- has at the core of its mission a commitment to promoting rigorous research, sponsoring conferences and symposia, and creating or maintaining global academic programs all focused on business ethics, CSR, sustainability, and innovative social business models.  To do so effectively, the Center engages in initiatives for faculty and student development while cultivating global partnerships with schools of business and organizations (for-profit and not-for-profit) worldwide. 

The Center for Global Development serves as a center for research on issues regarding international development. Drawing upon its network of international specialists as well as its own faculty, staff, and researchers, the activities promoted and offered by the Center include the M.A. in Global Development and Social Justice, intensive certificate programs, internships, and conferences and symposia, as well as joint ventures and projects with other organizations.

St. John’s Center for International and Comparative Law promotes the study of international and foreign legal systems as a means for addressing pressing global problems.

The School of Law’s Center for Labor and Employment Law is a forum where students, practitioners and scholars come together to explore the practice and theory of labor and employment law. Central to the Center’s mission and offerings is the importance, and sanctity, of doing good work in the world. The Center strives to show students, by engagement and example, that they can be successful practitioners who also give back to their communities.

The St. John’s University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) was established in 1994. Its policy is grounded in the University's Vincentian mission and a commitment to global education.

The St. John’s University Center for Psychological Services was established in 1986 with the dual mission of providing psychological services to community residents and training opportunities for graduate psychology students in the University’s Clinical and School Psychology programs.

Understanding American law requires an understanding of the impact of race, established in 2022 under the leadership of St. John's Law Professor Renee Nicole Allen, the Center for Race and Law provides opportunities for students, academics, practitioners, and community members to examine race and engage in idea exchange about its intersection with the law through lectures, symposia, dialogue, and scholarship. It also promotes learning and broad engagement through social media and coordinates the Law School’s race and law resources and curriculum.

The Center for Student Success is a one-stop hub of resources for first-year students, inclusive of academic and career advising, academic achievement resources and tutoring, mentoring and other first-year transition programs.

Our dedicated team seeks to initiate and maintain an on-going relationship with students focused on achieving success at St. John’s University both inside and outside of the classroom.

The Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation, established in 2013, enhances awareness of The Maurice R. Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science (GSRM) as a center for thought leadership in the field of insurance by creating a forum for candid discourse on the subject of insurance regulation among business leaders, lawmakers and other government officials, educators and others involved in developing and implementing public policy affecting the business of insurance in the U.S. and globally

The Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy is home to students, faculty, alumni, and friends interested in advocacy of all forms: civil and criminal; trial and appellate; federal, state, and global.  Current students can take advantage of our innovative curriculum, participate in our nationally-ranked trial advocacy and appellate advocacy co-curriculum programs, and network with our faculty and alumni.  Alumni and friends can benefit from our forthcoming CLE and advanced training programs.

CVRI is a trans-disciplinary research institute dedicated to a single goal: using a systems approach to solve some of the most pressing problems of human poverty in the 21st century through advanced innovation, invention and research.

The Child Advocacy Clinic (CAC) is part of the St. Vincent de Paul Legal Program.  It is  a 5-credit, one-semester, in-house clinical program available to students who have successfully completed their 1L year.  The Clinic handles a variety of legal matters relating to children including Family Court abuse, neglect, custody and guardianship cases; immigration removal proceedings and status applications; foster parent fair hearings, education and disability advocacy; international child abduction cases under the Hague Convention; and more.

The Child HELP Partnership (CHP) mission is to better protect and heal children and caregivers from trauma and its emotional impact.  Our name, Child HELP Partnership, reflects our integrated approach with four areas of focus.

The Consumer Justice for the Elderly: Litigation Clinic is part of the St. Vincent de Paul Legal program, Inc. It is an in-house, one-semester civil litigation and advocacy clinic.

The St. John’s University Cybersecurity Center is the central point of information with respect to the multidisciplinary research, education, training, and practice in the field of Cybersecurity.  This university-wide center has been created with the vision to provide current and future St. John’s students with Cybersecurity program guidance and general information, as well as to promote collaboration and interaction with other students, faculty, and programs within St. John’s University and the Cybersecurity community as a whole.

In this in-house, one-semester litigation and advocacy clinic, students represent clients charged with misdemeanor offenses in Queens Criminal Court, advocate for clients held in punitive segregation at Rikers Island, and navigate policy issues related to mass incarceration, mass criminalization, and public defense.

The Denise ‘90 and Michael ‘91 Mattone Center for Law and Religion (the Mattone CLR) provides a forum for the study of law and religion from domestic, international, and comparative perspectives.