The Institute supports research across all colleges and departments of the campus to realize its primary mission of encouraging excellent research focused on transforming conditions of injustice by:

• Supporting research that renews interest in and understanding of  injustices as well as the means and methods of social justice
• Creating opportunities for faculty, students, community and church members to engage in social justice praxis, a combined approach to engage theories and apply methods of social justice,  especially from a Christian perspective
• Raising awareness and promoting solutions to justice issues by disseminating research findings broadly, especially to communities and stakeholders most affected by these issues