New student Orientation, like most things in this strange era, will look a bit different this year. The typical Orientation program takes place in a jam-packed final week of August, and a remote version of that week remains on the schedule this year.
Read MoreReaders, the fall semester is nearly upon us even though we’re just in the first week of August. While classes won’t begin for most students for close to another month, now is a good time of year for incoming students to do some low-level preparation around the margins.
Read MoreFletcher is proud to have three alumni named to the “Out Leadership List 2020,” published by Out in National Security in partnership with New America.
Read MoreOnce in a while a blog-worthy tidbit just falls in my lap. Fletcher PhD alumnus Dr. Matthew Levitt, currently of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, recently updated us on a major new initiative he will soon launch tracking Hezbollah activities globally. See his note below for details and links to the new interactive platform as well as an upcoming launch event!
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Summer is one of my favorite periods on the blog calendar, as it means it’s time to check in with some of our recent alumni. I’ve tried to carry on a longstanding tradition started by Jessica of providing periodic updates from alumni who are one and five years removed from Fletcher. It’s always interesting to see what these folks are up to, and more selfishly, it’ s a personal treat to have an excuse to reach out to some of our favorite students from years past. We’ll start today with our good friend John, who longtime readers may remember as a Graduate Assistant in our office during his student days. I recall being in touch with John when he was a prospective student himself, finishing up his Peace Corps service in China. We miss having him in our office, but it’s a delight to learn more about his transition to DC and the exciting work he’s been doing there.
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Last fall it was my great pleasure to write about a pair of Fletcher student teams that dominated an annual cybersecurity simulation event sponsored by The Atlantic Council. FSociety, the team that won that event, is continuing its success with its showing in the National Security Innovation Network’s Dense Urban Environment Challenge.
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I’ve written recently about the nimbleness of Fletcher’s academic community in responding to a generational international crisis. It’s important to underscore that this encompasses not just a variety of new faculty research initiatives, but also the curriculum available to students in the coming academic year.
Read MoreHello friends!
I’m back – your very occasional guest blogger and the blog’s erstwhile writer/editor. Or, as Dan once called me, The Blogmother.
Read MoreLast week I had the good fortune to drop in on a session welcoming the newest MIB students to Fletcher. Although we’re just moving into mid-July, it’s only a handful of weeks until these folks will formally begin their studies with the mandatory Strategic Management pre-session.
Read MoreAs the world enters month 5 of constant crisis mode, one reassuring bright spot on our end has been witnessing the nimbleness of Fletcher’s scholarly community in analyzing various facets of the pandemic. While it’s admittedly something of a cold comfort, it’s hard not to notice how an interdisciplinary international affairs faculty and research community is ideally positioned to respond to one of the most truly global emergencies of our lifetimes.
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