Graduation 2022

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1. Graduation 2023
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Thank you to all the attendees of the 2022 International Institute Graduation Ceremony honoring the graduating students from the Masters in International & Regional Studies (MIRS) and area studies programs.

Congratulations Graduates! Go Blue!

Friday, April 29th at 3:30 PM (video available)
1010 Weiser Hall, 500 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Includes all Fall 2021, Winter 2022, and Summer 2022 graduates from 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 Southeast Asian Studies; Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; Global Islamic Studies Center; and Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.

While we are excited to be able to celebrate your accomplishments with you and your guests, please keep the following in mind as it relates to in person events and the continuing COVID-19 pandemic:

Masks will be required for all people attending. 😷
All attendees will be required to show a complete ResponsiBLUE screening. Guests can access the ResponsiBLUE Guest Survey here.

Note these expectations reflect current University of Michigan guidelines and are subject to change prior to the ceremony. For more information, visit the U-M COVID-19 Campus Maize & Blue Print page.

Graduation Ceremony Speakers

Keynote Speaker
Jawad Sukhanyar

2021-22 Donia Human Rights Center Journalist-in-residence

Student Reader
Arina Vlasova

Master of International and Regional Studies, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Student Speaker
Amanda Hardy

Master of International and Regional Studies, Russian, East European, And Eurasian Studies

Remarks by
Mary Gallagher

International Institue Director; and Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor in Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, Political Science

Recognition of Graduates by
Center Directors and Associate Directors

Andries Coetzee, Director, African Studies Center & Anne Pitcher, Center Mentor, African Studies Specialization

Geneviève Zubrzycki, Director, Center for European Studies

Benjamin Paloff, Director, Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies

Shinobu Kitayama, Director, Center for Japanese Studies; and Greg Laurence, Director of Graduate Studies, Center for Japanese Studies

Victoria Langland, Director, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Ryan Szpiech, Director, Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies; and Muzammil Hussain, Associate Director, Center for Middle Eastern & North African Studies

Aliyah Khan, Director, Global Islamic Studies Center; and Muzammil Hussain, Associate Director,Global Islamic Studies Center

Matthew Hull, Director, Center for South Asian Studies

Laura Rozek, Director, Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Ann Lin, Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies; and Lan Deng, Associate Director, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies