In this era of all days being the same, Thanksgiving has snuck up on me this year. In a normal fall full of Admissions travel, I know Thanksgiving is just about here when I start feeling like I can’t stand the thought of dealing with another airport, at which point we promptly head to the airport to visit my wife’s family for the holiday. Things are different this year, a sentiment from which I’ve gotten a lot of mileage lately.
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The application deadlines are fast and furious around this time of year, readers. We’re just on the cusp of releasing admissions decisions for applicants to the spring 2021 semester, and already find ourselves within two weeks of the November 10 Early Notification deadline for fall 2021!
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This space has regularly looked in on our “Januarian” classes over the years. Fletcher has long enrolled a small cohort of new students each spring semester, and it’s a great option for candidates who are ready to get going before September rolls around.
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Hard to believe it’s already October, right? Apparently a pandemic can make all months feel the same in addition to days. Fortunately your Minister of Deadline Reminders and Other Action Items is here to remind you that the application deadline for January enrollment is October 10, a mere ten days away!
Read moreAspiring 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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Even while conducting the fall 2020 semester remotely, Fletcher makes itself felt on the Tufts campus. It was such a delight to get the recent update that the Tufts cannon has been Fletcherized. The cannon functions as a low-tech message board of sorts for the entire Tufts community, and is repurposed so frequently that it has been covered in an actual ton of paint in the fairly recent past.
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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.
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.
Read moreIt’s been a heartbreaking week in the United States. I thought it worth sharing Dean Kyte’s recent statement in its entirety.
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