Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
June 2, 2026 – Achievements
ICLS wants to offer a big congratulations to the graduating Class of 2026! This year, we graduated 12 students in Comparative Literature & Society and 18 students in Medical Humanities. Below are all of the awards and distinctions our accomplished students received.
Departmental honors in Comparative Literature and Society
Julie Chen
Skyler Gluck
Isha Karim
Rachel Smith
Ari Yao
Departmental honors in Medical Humanities
Lina Huang
Bowei Li
Josephine O’Brien
Catherine Medalia Johannet Memorial Prize for an outstanding thesis in Medical Humanities
Ekwueme Eleogu
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Prize for an outstanding thesis in Comparative Literature & Society
Gabriela Orozco
John Angus Burrell Prize for distinction in English and Comparative Literature
Julie Chen
Lastly, Julie Chen, Josephine O’Brien, Yam Pothikamjorn, Rachel Smith, and Ari Yao were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa this year, and Lina Huang was inducted into Junior Phi Beta Kappa.
Congratulations again to all our students! You make us proud,
