Daniel Birdsall – Admissions Blog

First-year alumni: Rami begins his Foreign Service Career

September 24, 2020September 22, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 48 Views First-Year Alumni

It was such a pleasure to hear recently from Rami, a 2019 Fletcher grad and great friend of the Admissions office. During his Fletcher tenure one couldn’t spend much time here at all without eventually bumping into Rami, usually on the way to or from one of his many involvements at the school. A particularly nice person in a community of nice people, Rami has unsurprisingly gotten off to a great professional start with his Foreign Service career.

About Fletcher

An annotated Fletcher tour: the 7th floor

September 22, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 63 Views Fletcher Virtual Tour

The 7th floor of the Cabot building leads the list of “hidden gems” at Fletcher. Getting there can take a bit of extra determination since it requires either a serious stair climb or dealing with Fletcher’s occasionally-balky elevator, but the space rewards the effort. You’ll immediately be struck by the views, some of the best available of the greater Cambridge/Boston area outside of the top of the Prudential Center (which, incidentally, is visible from the 7th floor).

About Fletcher

An annotated Fletcher tour: the Murrow Memorial Room

September 17, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 88 Views Fletcher Virtual Tour

Certain spaces just feel “important” somehow. There’s nowhere at Fletcher for which that’s more true than the Murrow Memorial Room, named in honor of famed broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow.

About Fletcher

An annotated Fletcher tour: Ginn Library

September 14, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 79 Views Fletcher Virtual Tour, Ginn, Ginn Library

Some Fletcher students might feel like they spend pretty much all their time in Ginn Library, or at least trawling its wealth of virtual resources in our remote environment. It makes a lot of sense that Ginn is a focal point of student life at Fletcher, and it’s much more than dusty old stacks of books.

About Fletcher

An annotated Fletcher tour: ASEAN Auditorium

September 9, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 100 Views Fletcher Virtual Tour

Welcome to ASEAN Auditorium, located off the mezzanine of the Hall of Flags.

About Fletcher

Annotated Fletcher tour, continued

September 8, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 124 Views Fletcher Virtual Tour

Regular blog readers may recall a few posts back in early June beginning a virtual tour of Fletcher. Ah, early June, not even three full months into our pandemic-adjusted lifestyles! At the time, I wanted to be sure that incoming and prospective students who might normally try to visit campus in the summer for a look around had something of an alternative option until the broader implications of the COVID-19 crisis became clear. As things progressed and the time horizon of our remote situation got longer, though, focusing on our physical space that no one could access for the foreseeable future started to feel a bit tone-deaf. So to the back-burner this series went.

Our Staff

Introducing Laura

September 3, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 162 Views

Another introduction today, though with some added context. We’re so excited to have Laura joining our team, though she’s by no means new to Fletcher, as you’ll see.

Our Staff

Introducing Henry

September 1, 2020August 30, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 138 Views

I always love the opportunity to introduce new members of our team. Henry joined us about a month ago; in addition to the normal challenges of starting a new job, Henry is faced with the added challenge of doing so in a remote environment. Pandemic conditions aside, we’re thrilled to welcome Henry to our team!

Admissions Tips

2021 application now available

August 28, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 220 Views Application, Murray

I always enjoy posting an update about the new admissions application going live. While there’s no “official” start to an admissions cycle, this is as discrete a point as any to consider the beginning of our year, and there’s a celebratory aspect to it (at least for us). Readers with any familiarity of past-year applications won’t notice many differences, but there’s nonetheless been a sizable list of tasks on our end to ready things for the coming year.

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Rangel, Pickering, and Payne Fellowships for future Foreign Service Officers

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020 Daniel Birdsall 273 Views

Aspiring Foreign Service Officers, take note! Three major fellowships for those interested in Foreign Service careers have recently announced their upcoming application cycles, and there are some changes afoot to the process and eligibility criteria.

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