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Celebrating Our Spring 2026 Graduates
CECE is pleased to celebrate the students completing the Graduate Certificate in Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE²) this spring. As they mark this milestone in May, we congratulate members of our second CECE² cohort, Hadley Ashford, Masha Kazantsev, Maria Adrila Rangel, Heather Stepp, Laurel Levin, and Michael Culbert from the School of International Service (SIS), […]
Research and action for a more just and sustainable world
The Center for Environment, Community, & Equity (CECE) is American University’s umbrella for environmental work across the AU community. We are committed to cultivating trans-disciplinary work that focuses on the interrelations among the environment, community, and equity. Building on the university’s long-standing strengths in social justice and environmental protection, CECE is forging new paths for addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
CECE’s work is organized under four main themes:
Our Experts
CECE is home to a wide range of experts from across the AU community.
CECE is currently supported through grants from the following:
