Awards In the spring semester of each academic year, the Department of Comparative Literature awards one graduating senior each the following prizes. Laurence C. Welch Essay Prize This cash prize is awarded to the best essay written for an upper-division COLT course (300-level or higher) as judged by a committee of faculty from those submitted. The deadline for submissions is typically announced in April. For more information, email complit@dornsife.usc.edu. Past Welch Prize Awardees Kathleen Loftus Bindhu Swaminathan Past Comparative Literature Prize Awardees Sharon Zhang Elisa McAtee |