CESSI is a joint initiative of 17 U.S. Department of Education-funded National Resource Centers at 11 U.S. universities.
| Member Universities | Program |
|---|---|
| Columbia University |
East Central European Center |
| Georgetown University | Center for Eurasian, Russian, & East European Studies |
| Stanford University | Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies Center for East Asian Studies |
| University of Kansas | Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies Center for Global & International Studies Center for East Asian Studies |
| University of Washington | Russian, East European, & Central Asian Studies Center East Asia Center |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Center for Russia, East Europe, & Central Asia Center for East Asian Studies |
| Contributing Organizations | Program | Ohio State University | Center for Slavic & East European Studies Middle Eastern Studies Center East Asian Studies Center |
| University of California-Los Angeles | Center for European & Eurasian Studies | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Russian, East European, & Eurasian Center |
| University of Pennsylvania | Middle East Center |