In the aftermath of World War II, in 1947, the US War Department was renamed and restructured into the Department of Defense. On September 5th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War as a secondary title.
What’s in a name? That question animated a spirited debate at The Fletcher School, where experts and more than 50 students gathered to consider whether the United States of America’s Department of Defense should be renamed the Department of War.
The Fletcher 2026 D-Prize contest is now open! Ready to use your entrepreneurial spirit to help tackle poverty? Start designing a new venture that will solve one of the D-Prize challenges and scale up distribution in the developing world.
On Friday, September 5, 2025 we welcomed the newest group of MIB students in an annual tradition – the Boston Harbor Dinner cruise. Lovely weather, great food and lively conversation amid the beautiful backdrop of the Boston skyline made this a night to remember! A warm welcome to all our new and returning students and wishing everyone great success for the 2025-2025 academic year.
On a typical morning at Profitas, Joaquin Martinez Alban F’26 opened a dozen tabs across his screen – Ecuador’s major dailies, government gazettes, wire services, and ministerial websites. “You always have to be very attentive to what is happening politically,” he said. “What ministers are doing, what agencies are doing, what Congress is doing, what legislative commissions are doing.”
Raised in southern New Hampshire, Grace Valvano grew up outdoors, riding horses and watching winters turn erratic. Those early signs of climate change spurred her interest in sustainability.
A self-contradictory mix of U.S. policies may already be stimulating Chinese AI. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America’s AI Action Plan” breaks from AI policies of the past. The goal is AI acceleration by any means possible to beat America’s nemesis: China. The White House claims that the plan was immediately hailed across the technology industry.
On October 15, 2025 the Fletcher Graduate Certificate in Business program was launched to an enthusiastic Tufts Undergraduate student group.
In the aftermath of World War II, in 1947, the US War Department was renamed and restructured into the Department of Defense. On September 5th, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War as a secondary title. What’s in a name? That question animated a spirited debate at The Fletcher School, where experts and more than 50 students gathered to consider whether the United States of America’s Department of Defense should be renamed the Department of War.
The Fletcher 2026 D-Prize contest is now open! Ready to use your entrepreneurial spirit to help tackle poverty? Start designing a new venture that will solve one of the D-Prize challenges and scale up distribution in the developing world.
On Friday, September 5, 2025 we welcomed the newest group of MIB students in an annual tradition – the Boston Harbor Dinner cruise. Lovely weather, great food and lively conversation amid the beautiful backdrop of the Boston skyline made this a night to remember! A warm welcome to all our new and returning students and wishing everyone great success for the 2025-2025 academic year.
On a typical morning at Profitas, Joaquin Martinez Alban F’26 opened a dozen tabs across his screen – Ecuador’s major dailies, government gazettes, wire services, and ministerial websites. “You always have to be very attentive to what is happening politically,” he said. “What ministers are doing, what agencies are doing, what Congress is doing, what legislative commissions are doing.”
Raised in southern New Hampshire, Grace Valvano grew up outdoors, riding horses and watching winters turn erratic. Those early signs of climate change spurred her interest in sustainability.
A self-contradictory mix of U.S. policies may already be stimulating Chinese AI. U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America’s AI Action Plan” breaks from AI policies of the past. The goal is AI acceleration by any means possible to beat America’s nemesis: China. The White House claims that the plan was immediately hailed across the technology industry.