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.
Read MoreBlogging in the new world
So…how’s your week been?
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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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Spring is maybe coming
An update from the “things I’m pretty sure only I care about” file: the nets and windscreens are up on the tennis courts!
Read MoreSome decision-related fine print
One of the two or three most exciting points of the admissions year is upon us, readers. The release of admissions decisions, scheduled for early next week, is perhaps rivaled only by the first day of Orientation and Open House as a tentpole admissions event. It brings a group of extraordinary candidates a big step closer to joining us at Fletcher in person, and in general feels like a pretty big deal. While decision release comes with a moment of literal and figurative exhalation for us, for many of our applicants it marks the start of a new phase of research, anxiety, and decision-making. Before charging into the thicket of decision-related particulars, I’ll emphasize how truly appreciative we are to all those of you who took the time to submit applications this year.
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Welcome to an important new community member
Okay, I probably should admit up front that that headline probably oversells things a bit. Still, a new food resource in the building – and one that fills an obvious need, not to mention lots of grumbly Fletcher tummies – is worth acknowledging. So welcome to the new Fresh Fridge!
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