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Fletcher students head to the Quantico Leadership Venture

Fletcher heads to Quantico

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 39 Views Cool stuff!

Fletcher typically has a prominent military portion of our community, with a significant number of students who are veterans or active-duty service members, in addition to several faculty whose work focuses on security policy and military affairs. One of their important functions is to act as liaisons for non-military students interested in learning more about various areas of the armed forces. For those of us with no direct experience or connection, the military can seem complicated and a bit intimidating.

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Fletcher team wins Cyber 9/12 competition!

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 101 Views Events, student honors

Not too long ago I wrote about the proliferation of cybersecurity-related curriculum and activity at Fletcher, including a brief mention of the annual Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge hosted by The Atlantic Council. Fletcher teams have taken part in the competition for three or four years now. They’ve consistently returned invigorated by the experience, and on occasion a bit awed by the level of technical and policy expertise to which they were exposed at the event. It’s struck me as a great learning experience for the growing contingent of Fletcher students interested in cyber issues.

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An update about a favorite student from an old friend

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 282 Views PhD, Student Stories

Longtime blog readers likely remember our pal Jessica. Until a little over a year ago, Jessica was the owner of this blog, and she remains a good friend of our office. It’s been a treat to have her back at Fletcher for the past few months, and her return has made it easier for her to keep up with a few of her favorite students.

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New student bloggers: Victoria’s path to Fletcher via Map Your Future

November 7, 2019October 31, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 284 Views Student Stories

Our final first-year student blogger introduction comes from Victoria, who joined Fletcher via the Map Your Future pathway. Victoria’s a Wellesley grad back in the Boston area after working in China for a few years. We’re happy she decided to return to New England!

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New student bloggers: A peek into Mohit’s early days at Fletcher

November 5, 2019October 31, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 399 Views Student Stories

Our next first-year student blogger introduction comes from Mohit, who comes to Fletcher after working for several years in financial inclusion.

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New student bloggers: Meet Samira

November 4, 2019October 30, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 129 Views Student Stories

It’s one of my favorite times of year on the blog calendar: the introduction to our readers of our new first-year student bloggers! Samira and I were in touch early in the year about her interests in blogging, and it was such a thrill when we finally crossed paths in person during the first few weeks of the semester. Welcome to Fletcher, and to the Admissions blog, Samira!

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Oishi reps BRAC and Fletcher on Brookings panel

October 31, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 142 Views Experiential learning

Every now and then an interesting student update will land on the news desk of this blog. I’m very happy to have been clued in to some of the recent activities of first-year MALD student Oishi, who was invited by the Brookings Institution to speak at their Annual Girls’ Education Symposium in Washington, DC.

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Meet the 2019-2020 Admissions Graduate Assistants

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 210 Views GAs

With both the academic and admissions year well underway, it’s a good time to introduce (and re-introduce) our Admissions Graduate Assistants. These Fletcher students are crucial all our operations, and in many cases will be the first person with whom prospective students correspond and visitors meet upon their arrival. We’re so happy to have John and Madhuri (our second-year returnees) back, and to welcome Dani to our team, as well.

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Manaved’s musings on year two at Fletcher

October 15, 2019October 14, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 127 Views Student Stories

Our final update from our returning 2nd-year students comes from Manaved, already well into the “home stretch” at Fletcher.

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Returning student bloggers: Lisa’s summer update

October 8, 2019October 4, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 164 Views Student Stories

Now that students are settling in to the rhythms of the semester, it’s time to check in with our returning second-year student bloggers. Typical for Fletcher students, each had a summer full of travel and busy internships. We start with Lisa, who returned to her native Ukraine to intern at a human rights NGO.

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