Centers & Institutes

Centers and institutes are key drivers of discovery, supporting collaborative research that crosses academic boundaries. By providing infrastructure, funding, and partnerships, they advance knowledge and promote positive societal change.


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Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation

The Bookstein Institute strives to be the hub for education, scholarship, and community service. The Institute promotes and supports activities that encourage a greater understanding of the dynamic field of taxation. 

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Bookstein Real Estate Center

The Bookstein Real Estate Center, formerly known as the Center for Real Estate, offers theoretical and practical aspects of real estate and provides an academic foundation for careers in real estate.

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Center for Risk Management and Insurance (CRMI)

We can support the insurance community best by preparing the future workforce with the fundamental principles underlying the insurance mechanism. The Center supports these activities with financial and educational resources before and after graduation.

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Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship (C-STE)

The Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship (C-STE) promotes and fosters entrepreneurship and innovation, with a unique specialization in both technology and social entrepreneurship, within the DNCBE, CSUN, and the greater Los Angeles community.

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Real Estate & Land Use Institute

Created in 1974 and housed for the first time at CSUN, the CSU Real Estate and Land Use Institute (RELUI) is a collaborative effort among industry leaders, government regulators, and faculty to promote education and professionalism in the industry and to support students pursuing real estate careers.

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Wells Fargo Center for Small Business & Entrepreneurship

The Wells Fargo Center not only welcomes the community to campus to partake in activities, but also believes in providing students with "real world" opportunities. By sending students and faculty to entrepreneurial conferences, fairs, and organization meetings.