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title: "Centers & Institutes"
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date: 2026-06-12
updated: 2026-06-18
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# Centers & Institutes

# Centers & Institutes

**Interdisciplinary forums where scholars address real problems and forge solutions in the local community and around the world.**

At Manhattan University, our centers and institutes promote social justice through education and innovation. They position the University as a thought leader in the future of education, ethics, interfaith dialogue, and sustainability, connecting faculty, students, and community partners in shared work.

 

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 [](/academics/centers-institutes/ap-institute)

 [Advanced Placement Summer Institute

 ](/academics/centers-institutes/ap-institute) 

Each summer, high school AP teachers strengthen their skills through short workshop courses offered for college credit or audit.

  Explore Advanced Placement Summer Institute  

 [](/academics/resources/center-for-faculty-development)

 [Center for Faculty Development

 ](/academics/resources/center-for-faculty-development) 

Resources and programming for all full-time and part-time faculty promote excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship.

  Learn More About Center for Faculty Development  

 [](/academics/centers-institutes/optimal-college-readiness)

 [Center for Optimal College Readiness

 ](/academics/centers-institutes/optimal-college-readiness) 

Undergraduate and graduate students serve in local schools, providing tutoring, mentoring, academic counseling support, and college application guidance.

  Explore Center for Optimal College Readiness  

 [](/academics/centers-institutes/cures)

 [Center for Urban Resilience & Environmental Sustainability

 ](/academics/centers-institutes/cures) 

The center supports research, teaching, and community outreach in the areas of urban resilience, sustainability, and environmental justice.

  Center for Urban Resilience & Environmental Sustainability  

 [](/academics/centers-institutes/dorothy-day-center)

 [Dorothy Day Center

 ](/academics/centers-institutes/dorothy-day-center) 

An internationally recognized hub to engage students on issues of peace, social justice, and Catholic social teaching with an exhibit and special focus on Dorothy Day.

  Explore Dorothy Day Center  

 [](https://www.hgimanhattan.com)

 [Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center

 ](https://www.hgimanhattan.com) 

Public education about the Holocaust and genocide promotes deeper understanding among Christians, Jews, and Muslims through interfaith dialogue.

  Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center