An update from Gary
Gary is an old friend of the Admissions Blog, having been a regular student contributor during his PhD student days. It was of course a delight to hear from him recently with this update.
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Fletcher authors unite for political thriller
Readers of current literature don’t need to know much about Fletcher to have heard of Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis. Ackerman, a National Book Award finalist and author of five books, and Stavridis, with nine non-fiction titles to his credit, are both established voices in contemporary letters. Each is, of course, also a well-known member of the Tufts and Fletcher community.
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Gary reflects on his time at Fletcher
It’s been particularly great to have Gary as a student blogger over the past couple of years, since he’s provided a different perspective on life at Fletcher as a PhD student. The PhD program is a vital and vibrant portion of the larger Fletcher community, but given that its students move a bit differently through the curriculum in both content and timing, and often are infrequently in residence after completing their coursework requirements, they can on occasion get lost in the shuffle. We’ll miss Gary’s blog updates from PhD land, and seeing him regularly in the Hall of Flags, though his remaining PhD obligations ensure that we’ll at least have the occasional chance to catch up with him in the coming years
Read moreGary’s annotated curriculum
Our next annotated curriculum post comes from Gary. As a PhD student, Gary has a variety of curricular and program requirements that make his path distinct from a typical MALD, though he still also has to fulfill many of the core MALD requirements. As you’ll see, it makes for a very busy first couple of years at Fletcher!
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Talking books with Fletcher book talks
As a house of learned doctors, Fletcher regularly gets to celebrate the release of major books by our faculty. There’s Prof. Chris Miller’s Putinomics: Power and Money in Resurgent Russia, Prof. Alex de Waal’s Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine, and Prof. Sulmaan Khan’s Haunted by Chaos: China’s Grand Strategy from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, to name a few of the more recent publications. It’s common for faculty to give “book talks” on campus in support of their latest work, and they’re among the most popular events during the academic year. Late March will see Prof. Kelly Sims Gallagher discuss her just-published Titans of the Climate: Explaining Policy Process in the United States and China.
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Gary’s fall semester wrap-up
As the spring semester gets underway, it’s time to check in with our student bloggers about highlights from this past fall. First up is Gary, who had the opportunity to take part in some unique events at Fletcher.
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Professional and personal summer road tripping with Gary
The final summer update from our returning student bloggers comes from Gary, a current PhD candidate, who managed to fit in several conferences in DC, as well as a cross-country family road trip.
Read moreGary’s spring wrap-up
Last week, we heard from Mariya and Adi, two of our newly graduated Student Stories writers. This week, I’m turning
Read moreGary mines the library for dissertations
Alongside the last day of classes today, the blog’s Student Stories writers are wrapping up their commitments for the year.
Read moreGary’s behind-the-scenes report on Fletcher visitors
Today we’ll hear from Gary, our Student Stories blogger in the PhD program, who will return to the U.S. Marine
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