At some point I’ll stop crowing about all the things we’re able to return to as we continue to emerge from the pandemic darkness, but readers, face-to-face events with admitted students were probably the hardest things to let go of during the past few years, and it’s an absolute delight to be able to do them again.
Read MoreA flagship annual event is upon us, readers. Next week will see the 8th Annual Conference on Gender and International Affairs take place at Fletcher. It’s an exciting event not only for its subject-area focus, which has established itself as one of the most popular at Fletcher in the past decade, but also for the fact that it’s an entirely student-organized and led event. It’s also open to the public, and I’d encourage anyone in our area to consider checking it out.
Read MoreAs I know I’ve mentioned before, this “season” is an exciting one as it’s allowed us to start getting back to in-person events that have been off the table the past few years. To wit: I’m in New York City for the early portion of this week, representing Fletcher at Idealist and APSIA events, and conducting some interviews and individual admissions appointments on the ground in NYC. It’s my first real recruitment travel since 2019!
Read MoreWe are entering peak event season, friends, and there are several upcoming that are worth particular highlighting. This year feels exciting for us as we’re able to return to many of the in-person events that have been out of the picture over the past few turbulent years.
Read MoreFletcher recently had the privilege of hosting the Rt Honorable Alok Sharma, MP, and President of COP26 (the United Nations Conference on Climate Change), his only public event during his US visit.
Read MoreA quick highlight today of a recent book talk by Fiona Hill, sponsored by Fletcher’s Russia and Eurasia Program.
Read MoreFletcher will be well-represented at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) taking place in Glasgow between October 31 and November 12.
Read MoreOne of my favorite annual Fletcher events took place recently, feeling refreshingly back to normal for its in-person format. The Decolonizing International Relations Conference is notable not only for its fascinating content, but for the fact that it is an entirely student-organized affair. It’s become one of Fletcher’s major annual scholarly events in a short time, and we have the initiative and energy of our student community to thank for it.
Read MoreAt some point I promise I’ll stop harping on the thrill of Fletcher returning to life in-person, but as each major academic year milestone comes around it’s hard not to be struck by how nice it is for things to seem kind of normal again. That’s certainly the case for Friday’s Convocation ceremonies, one of the few events each year that brings together nearly the entire Fletcher community of students, faculty, and staff.
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