đ It's great to be a Michigan Wolverine!
Thursday, April 30, 2026Â Â |Â Â 5-7:30pm
The International Institute announces the 2026 Graduation Ceremony. If you are a graduating student who plans to attend the ceremony, please RSVP.Â
International Institute Graduation Ceremony
Michigan Theater
603 East Liberty Street
Ann Arbor
Caps and gowns will be recommended, but not required.
Includes all Fall 2025, Winter 2026, and Summer 2026 graduates from the undergraduate Program in International and Comparative Studies (PICS), the Masters in International and Regional Studies (MIRS) and II Area Studies majors, minors, and graduate certificate programs including the following centers: African Studies Center; Center for European Studies; Center for Japanese Studies; Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies; Center for South Asian Studies, Center for Southeast Asian Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Global Islamic Studies Center; and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.
For directions, parking, and accessibility information, please see Michigan Theater.
Graduation Ceremony Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Ambassador Kamissa Camara
Professor of practice in international diplomacy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policyâs Weiser Diplomacy Center; Senior Advisor at Gatehouse Advisory Partners. Read more.
Student Speaker
Rachel Zaidan
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Sociology, and Writing. Read more.
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Remarks byÂ
Youngju Ryu
Director, International Institute; Professor, Asian Languages and Cultures. Read more.
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Remarks by
Kevin Carr
Interim Director, Graduate Studies (MIRS); Associate Director, Center for Japanese Studies; Associate Professor, History of Art. Read more.
Remarks byÂ
Melanie S. Tanielian
Director, Program in International and Comparative Studies; Associate Professor of History. Read more.Â
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Recognition of Graduates by Center Directors and Associate Directors
Omolade Adunbi, Director, African Studies Center
Ann C. Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies; and Ian Shin, Associate Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Aliyah Khan, Director, Global Islamic Studies Center; and Germine Awad, Associate Director, Global Islamic Studies Center
Denise Saint Arnault, Director, Center for Japanese Studies; and Gregory Laurence, Director of Graduate Studies, Center for Japanese Studies
Gavin Arnall, Director, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Jay Crisostomo, Director, Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Elizabeth King, Director, Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies;Â Valerie A. Kivelson, Associate Director, Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Matthew Hull, Director, Center for South Asian Studies
Mike McGovern, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Douglas Northrop, Acting Director, Weiser Center for Europe & Eurasia
Graduating Students
Masters in International and Regional Studies Graduates
African Studies Center
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, Arfican Studies Specialization
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Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, Chinese Studies Specialization
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Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies Specialization
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Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Specialization
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Center for South Asian Studies
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, South Asian Studies Specialization
Center for Southeast Asian Studies
Master of Arts in International and Regional Studies, Southeast Asian Studies Specialization
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Undergraduate Program Majors and Minors
Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
Bachelor of Arts, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Nicolas Blanco
Lucas Benjamin Coria Navia
Patrick Sebastian Phang Del Pozo
Sylvia Mary Rodriguez Cid
Isabella Santana
Minor, Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Skylar Victoria Wiesen
Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies
Bachelor of Arts, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Yara Abbas Debes
Minor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Addiena Margaret Nicolaou
Global Islamic Studies Center
Minor, Islamic Studies
Sally Alhaji
Heeba M Altawil
Rudana Ahmad Hamadeh
Rasha Haider Hamoudi
Saarim Iqbal
Ahmed Kaid
Fareen Mahiya Momen
Breeana-Iris Marie Rosario
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Eliot Rene Schlaack
International Studies Majors, Minors, and Honors Recipients
Hibah Ahmed
Gabriella Grace Alaish
Yousuf Rashed Ahmad Mohammad Almatrooshi
Maryam Madani Altayeb
Yeslin Amarante
Dajyah Alyce Anderson-Williams
Mavis Amma Anning-Gyan
Kyra Veronica Ariker
Kyhana Joy Austin
Madison Helen Austin
Awmeo Azad
Jason Baek
Sarah Rose Baldwin
Josephine Quartel Baldyga
Mariah Regina Barnetche
Cathryn Wren Bennie
Gabrielle Annette Bowie
Aurora Willow Brendtke
Claudia Anne Brinks
Victoria Crotty da Silva Pereira Brown
Brevin Buchman
Lauryn May Budin
William Edward Bunzel
Arianna Hiromi Calle
Carlos Alberto Calzadilla Dominguez
Matthew Yiyang Cao
Charlotte Grace Cardel
Filippo Marc Carruzzo
Emma Elizabeth Casadonte
Daniela Valentina Castro-Pumay
Diya Chadha
Sree Leela Chitturi
Ashley Chung
Hailey Marie Clack
Maria Eduarda Capece Clemente
Robert Patrick Coulter
Claire Elizabeth Daniels
BryndĂs Margaret Davis
Yara Abbas Debes
Katya Deckelbaum
Kyle Deetz
Barbara Rocio Diaz
Angelique Taylor Dickson
Emma Po-Ling Dorre
Ellen Hammond Drejza
Sienna Alexis Drew
Natalia Paola DussĂĄn
Nicolas Joseph Eisenberg
Ayo Fadase
Zeyuan Fan
Judy Ghassan Farasheh
Eric Kartch Fernandez
Ryan David Finlay
Daley Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Tyler John Floyd
Jake Cooper Frederick
Leah Goldstein
Jordan Ethan Goldstein
Abigail Marie Green
Mitchell Andrew Greenberger
Padme Mercedes Gruebler
Savannah Rose Halpern
Marilyn Elaine Harbin
Kaitlyn Louisa Hartka
Yacoub Hayder Haydin
Asher Douglas Heimbuch
Amber Elizabeth Henson
Ashley Hyunwoo Heo
Marin Rae Hetler
Renee Thammarat Hilboldt
Morgan Alexandra Hilliker
Lucas Kurt Hodgson
Callum James-Gregor Holley
Sara Katharina Houben
Riley Cristina Hult
Chloe Cameron Incaprera
Samantha Heloise Janulis
Aditya Kalahasti
Benjamin David Kalosa-Kenyon
Berelian Karimian
Smrithi Gautham Kattethota
Isabella Anna Kedryna
Kaia Jamison Kelly
Hailey Kim
Lauren Young-In Kim
Lydia King
Brandon Lee
Arianna Nicole Lepre
Gianna Limarvin
Jerry Lin
Lisa Maureen Luecke
Margarita Lupercio
Lawrence M Magdovitz III
Jackson Douglas Marchal
Manuel Alejandro Martinez Urbina
Benicio Avelar Martins-Caulfield
Anniya Shams Maysun
Fiona LaRae McCole
Ellen Carroll McDonough
Erin Elizabeth McNulty
Lucy McSherry
Amanda Marie Meninga
Sarah Mojica
Aiden Stanley Moskal-Linder
Mathie Mountbatten
Jack Gage Muckleroy III
Claudia Claire Murvartian-Rhim
Abigail Rose Nacht
Ramzi Nassif
Tyler Tuan Nguyen
Alexandra Anjolaoreoluwa Odunuga
Adella Jane Oehlerich
Shriya Pamnani
Junseo Park
Jonah Perttula
John Van Pham
Kristen Li Pikaart
Isabela Pimentel
Arthurline Siennah Quaqua
Minahil Anum Raheel
Gabriella O'Neill Richard
Ethan Barrett Rogers
Natalie Romasco
Natalie Madison Rue
Luiza Carroll Bonuma Santos
Emma Schardt
Olivia Rose Scott
Amy Melina Sepp
Rachel Adela Serie
Kamal Tariq Sharqawi
Sean Lucas Shelbrock
Jordyn Lyne Sienkiewicz
Niko Fearnside Smith
Ashley Patricia Smith
Nicholas Allen Squeteri
Shreya Srivathsan
Chloe Margaret Stannard
Domien Dante Stehmann
Benjamin Jacob Tankel
Lauren Rose Taylor
Mary Calan Tiller
Zoë Sage Tracey
Ela Trivedi
Ryan VanderMarkt
Tina ThĂčy Trang Dá» VĆ©
Alena Huyen Tran Walker
Avery Christine Walsh
Zijing Wang
Ryan David Watkins
Anna Lila Well
Skylar Victoria Wiesen
Elliot Jane Williams
Maxwell Cruz Williams
Lianne Ruth Wimbush
Abigail Ruth Winner
Meichi Wu
Helen Sun Wu
Lynn Estrella Yambaye
Esthel Seolin Yi
Sydney Zaagman
Rachel Erin Zaidan
Yixin Zhang
Chenxu Zhao
International Studies Minors
Eliza Lane Cattaneo
Cara Cha
Lior Ruth Cooper
Joshua Michael Crook
Diego Alberto Félix-Trejo
Elise Gabrielle Gillman
Isaac Christopher Hintz
Akshara Veni Karthik
Claire Therese Kathman
Teresa Jenabu Senami Mignan
Claudia Minetti
Maximilian Resch
Ethan Michael Verlin
Ella May Vick
Josephine Lin Yeh
International Studies Honors Recipients
Gabriella Grace Alaish
Ashley Chung
Ellen Hammond Drejza
Daley Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
Abigail Marie Green
Savannah Rose Halpern
Kaia Jamison Kelly
Gianna Limarvin
Anniya Shams Maysun
Isabela Pimentel
Student Profiles
