- About
Who We Are - Admissions
Join Fletcher - Academics
Degrees + Programs - Career Services
For Students + Employees - Students
Life at Fletcher - Research
Faculty + Centers - News & Media
Fletcher Updates - Alumni
Stay Connected
- About
Boston in October: A City of Green Monsters
Can you imagine what a Martian would think of Boston these days? Between Halloween here at the epicenter of the holiday — Salem, Massachusetts — and the delightful craziness of the Red Sox Nation, it is all getting pretty hard to explain.

Left: Frankenstein, the original “green monster” (left) walks the the streets of Salem, MA. Right: Red Sox Mascot Wally the Green Monster greets fans in Fenway Park. Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsaren; /www.flickr.com/photos/compose-r
Here at The Fletcher School, where we have students from over 60 nations attending classes, the non-US ones are a bit perplexed to say the least. But all can agree it is a festive time for the community to be pulling together after a World Series win and a popular holiday colliding.
Boston Strong indeed, although to our international students, it must be Boston Strange this week … Go BoSOX, World Champions!
Dean Stavridis with his basset hound, Lilly.
Dean James Stavridis is the 12th leader of The Fletcher School since its founding in 1933. A retired Admiral in the U.S. Navy, he led the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied Commander.
Recent Posts
- With the Arrival of Spring, a Look at ‘Glocal’ Energy Issues April 20, 2018
- While All Eyes Are on Syria, Spare a Moment for Brazil April 16, 2018
- Walls Are History, Bridges Are Our Future April 8, 2018
- Diplomacy: A Team Sport April 2, 2018
- Last Week In The News: Who’s In? Who’s Out? What Does It Mean? March 25, 2018
- Can a New Secretary Right the State Department Ship? March 16, 2018
- Bridging Divides in a Globalized World March 11, 2018
- Econofact: Bringing Facts & Analysis Back Into Policy Debates March 2, 2018
- Around the World in Five Media Moments: From China to Germany to Mexico…And Lots of Places in Between February 23, 2018
- Supporting Our Instruments of Soft Power February 19, 2018
Archives