It was a pleasant surprise to have our old friend Chris stop by the Admissions office just before graduation. Chris was a member of our Admissions Committee for two years during his time at Fletcher, and it was great to hear what he’s been up to over the past year (and to learn that we’ve added a great alumnus in the Chicago area). I naturally pounced on the opportunity to solicit an alumni blog post.
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I was happy to hear recently from Professor Cheyenne Scharbatke-Church, who runs a Corruption in Fragile States blog. She highlighted a post by recent Fletcher graduate Hope Schaitken (F18), currently in Timor-Leste with Mercy Corps. I’m glad to have the opportunity to share Hope’s post as an example of the types of work our alumni are doing around the world.
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Veteran blog readers might remember Mariya from her time as a Fletcher student – she was a prolific enough blogger to earn her own tag, after all! It’s hard to believe she’s been graduated from Fletcher for over a year now, and it was thrilling to see her at April’s Open House for admitted students as an alumni panelist. It seems only fitting to have her provide our first alumni post from the class of 2018.
Read moreReturning to the Class of 2017, we’ll hear today from Karla Schiaffino Pérez, who completed the MALD program. Karla’s trek to her current position wandered geographically through three countries, but reflected a relatively straight-line career path.
Read moreToday’s alumni update also serves as a conclusion to the story shared from 2015-17 by McKenzie Smith, who completed the MIB program. While still in her final semester, about a year ago, McKenzie hadn’t nailed down her post-Fletcher job securely enough to write about it and her story remained unfinished on the blog. Today’s post w
Read moreBack in the spring, I shared a few updates from the Class of 2017 — from Sydney, Ammar, and Dan.
Read moreWith the newly minted Class of 2018 graduates now out in the world, I’d like to turn back to the
Read moreWay back in the fall, an email snaked along to me and I reached out to the writer, Ammar Karimjee,
Read moreThe first year after graduating can involve lots of movement for Fletcher alumni — leaving the comfort of campus, trying
Read moreDavid Tykvart was an Admissions staff favorite during the two years when he worked in the office. With his post,
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