The Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia University in New York is dedicated to promoting innovative thinking about race, ethnicity and other categories of difference to better understand their roles and impacts on society.

The Center for Reconciliation at Duke University in Durham, N.C. is dedicated to “shaping a distinctly Christian vision of reconciliation, with a desire to equip the Church for reconciliation, justice, and peacemaking in a divided world.”

The Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh, Pa. is dedicated to the social-science research on race, color and ethnicity, and the quality of life for all Americans.

The Center on Race, Religion and Urban Life at Rice University in Houston, Tex. conducts research and supports education on race, religion and society.

The Center for Race and Gender at the University of California, in Berkeley, Calif. is a research facility that studies the intersection of race and gender in society.

The Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Fla. works to de-stigmatize race by educating and encouraging studies and discussions on the topic. Contact director Katheryn Russell-Brown.

The Center for the Study of Religion and Culture at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tenn. works to develop, promote and increase faculty research on the relationship between religion and culture.

The Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Ind. is dedicated to the study and research of religion in society through scholarly research, training and publications.

The Program of Black Church Studies at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. educates men and women on the “origins, development, and contemporary diversity of the black church tradition.” The program includes the exploration of other religious traditions. Contact Dr. Andrea C. White.