From the home office: checking in with Yaritza
Returning to our staff updates, today we’ll hear from Yaritza, gradually establishing a new routine for the workday.
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Author: Daniel Birdsall
Manaved’s annotated curriculum
Around this time of year I ask our second-year student bloggers to provide an “annotated curriculum” to give readers some sense of the thought process that goes into charting one’s way through two years of Fletcher. Though not in the way they imagined, their Fletcher student careers are hurtling toward conclusion. First up is Manaved, walking us through his curricular path and plans for the future.
Read moreA financial planning digest
With decisions out for a few weeks now, admitted candidates are largely moving past the initial frisson of that news to the task of making an enrollment decision. Many candidates are in the enviable position of having several good options from which to choose, and there’s one reality that is common to nearly all: grad school is a major investment, and it requires a carefully-considered financial strategy.
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From the home office: an update from Jessica
As we all adjust to our new home-based work lives, I’ve asked all the members of our team to provide
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Tufts and Fletcher in action in COVID-19 crisis response
One of the things I love about the Fletcher community is how full it is of doers as well as thinkers. This has really been on display over the past few weeks in the fight against the spread of COVID-19.
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Fletcher Reads the News – even from afar
Today, a quick announcement about a cool upcoming event. “Fletcher Reads the News” has been a long-running event series hosted by the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC), and this Friday will see the latest installment, in virtual form.
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Friday reads – Fletcher and Tufts experts on crisis management
With the COVID-19 crisis affecting pretty much all aspects of life worldwide, Fletcher and Tufts experts have been busy offering analysis from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
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Social distancing, meet social capital!
Standing on a bench on the tennis courts and speaking through a megaphone on a chilly, rainy Friday afternoon, Dean Kyte pointed out what the scene made plain: “this was not the plan.”
Read moreCOVID-19 updates for admitted students
Blog readers may already know that Tufts and Fletcher have announced an action plan in response to the evolving COVID-19 situation. Among the most prominent steps of this plan are the decisions to conduct all classes virtually for the remainder of the academic year, and to cancel all in-person events and activities both on- and off-campus. For our office and our admitted students, this unfortunately means the cancellation of our scheduled Open House events on April 5 and 6, as well as the suspension of our regular campus-based offerings such as class visits and coffee with current students.
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