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As the Trump administration steps into power, the world is watching closely to gauge the impact on foreign policy, trade, security, and diplomacy. Fletcher experts offer their unique perspectives on what shifts in U.S. policy mean for the world. Read more:
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In one of his first talks on campus, Professor @CarlosAlvQ joined Fletcher's GMAP students for a special conversation. 🇨🇷
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The Fletcher School welcomes Carlos Alvarado Quesada, 48th President of Costa Rica, to our faculty. An innovative leader on decarbonization and conservation, @CarlosAlvQ joins as Professor of Practice with a focus on small states diplomacy. More here:
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Fletcher is pleased to announce the appointment of #InternationalHumanRights law expert @ChidiOdinkalu to a Professor of Practice faculty position. Odinkalu is a renowned #HumanRights activist with a distinguished record of public service:
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Meet our new faculty member, former President Carlos Alvarado of Costa Rica 🇨🇷. @CarlosAlvQ arrives on campus and answers three questions as he moves from president to professor. Read them here:
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Fletcher is pleased to announce the appointment of #InternationalHumanRights law expert @ChidiOdinkalu to a Professor of Practice faculty position. Odinkalu is a renowned #HumanRights activist with a distinguished record of public service:
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"Almost all modern famines, including those in Yemen and Tigray, are caused by tactics of war. What would it take to prevent them?". Read Professor Alex De Waal's latest piece in @nybooks .
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“Almost all modern famines, including those in Yemen and Tigray, are caused by tactics of war. What would it take to prevent them?” asks Professor Alex De Waal. Read his piece via @nybooks.
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Prof. @dandrezner: Conservatives, #Trumpers viewed #Russia as an ally, rather than intruder in American sovereignty
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Former #FletcherProf, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of #Nigeria, and #CEME fellow @MoghaluKingsley is running for president of Nigeria. Get a brief sense of his background and politics in this profile:
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SOME BIG NEWS: After a global search, we are so excited to announce @rkyte365 has been named the 14th - and FIRST female - dean of @FletcherSchool!. Learn more about her here 👉🏽 & watch the video👇🏽
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The former Costa Rican president, @CarlosAlvQ, encourages students to find their path in life and be a positive influence in the world. "Courage. Resiliency. Rigorous ingenuity." These principles form the pillars of his teaching philosophy.
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This year’s MLK Jr. Symposium will focus on the theme of “Cashing Our Promissory Note: Race, Justice & Reparation.” Author, historian & journalist @jelani9 will give the keynote address on Feb. 3. Learn more: @TischCollege #MartinLutherKingDay #MLKDay
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#FletcherAlum @MichelleWKwan (F11) is the most award-winning US figure skater ever: a 2-time #Olympic medalist, 5-time world champ & 9-time US champ. Now, 20 years after earning her 1st medal, she’s at #Pyeongchang2018 talking about breaking down barriers:
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Fletcher alumnus @ShashiTharoor will receive the Legion d’Honneur!. This award is France's highest civilian honor. 🇫🇷 🇮🇳.
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We’re thrilled to welcome @kellysgallagher, F00, F03, as the new Dean of The Fletcher School! Learn more about her vision for Fletcher here:
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"It's the right move & I see the finger prints of Sec of Defense Jim Mattis all over it" @stavridisj tells @NBCNews
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It’s time for #EarthshotBoston2022 🌎. The @EarthshotPrize – Boston 2022 Host Committee, including Dean @rkyte365, has been helping convene a vibrant exploration of important environmental issues facing Boston and the US. For more on tonight’s awards ➡️
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The Fletcher School is honored to welcome His Excellency @Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, to campus this Sunday, May 21, to deliver the keynote remarks at our Commencement. #Fletcher2023 @Ulkoministerio @FinGovernment @FinlandNY @FinlandinUSA
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#FletcherProf @kellysgallagher asks @algore his advice for students who are civically engaged, but disillusioned w/the idea of running for office. The #VP recalls that old quote “the only way for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.” #AlGoreAtTufts #BeInconvenient
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Fletcher is pleased to welcome Sebastián Mantilla Blanco, Assistant Professor of International Economic Law, to our faculty. Central to Mantilla Blanco’s philosophy today is the same perspective that has guided him throughout his career—an emphasis on nuance and openness to
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His Excellency @Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, takes the stage to deliver the keynote remarks at today’s Commencement Ceremony. #Fletcher2023
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As a third-generation educator, Professor @ChidiOdinkalu always thought that teaching was a vehicle for public service. In his position as professor of the practice of international human rights law, he marries his work in the classroom with human rights advocacy around the
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And the crowds of students swarm @BetoORourke for their chance to shake his hand and get photos. This was the first in a great series of presidential town halls and #bipartisan events on campus here @TuftsUniversity Tomorrow: Will Hurd (R-TX)
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Cohen Auditorium is packed with students as the crowd waits for @TischCollege @TuftsUniversity guest speaker and #Election2020 presidential candidate @BetoORourke to take the stage. We’ll be live-tweeting the event from this account as well. Follow along with the #BetoAtTufts
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During a wonderful gathering in Hall of Flags, we wished Dean @stavridisj fair winds and following seas as he heads off for his next journey. Thank you, Dean!
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We are pleased to welcome @AmyJaffeenergy to The Fletcher School as Research Professor and our new Managing Director of the Climate Policy Lab!. Learn more about Professor Myers Jaffe: #climatechange #climatepolicy
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@FletcherSchool is honored to host, in partnership with @SSIFS_MEA, the 2006 batch of foreign service officers representing India’s Ministry of External Affairs around the world, for a week of #ExecutiveEducation in global #leadership. Welcome to @TuftsUniversity!
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The Fletcher School is pleased to welcome four new faculty members to our community:. ➡️ Aram Hur - Assistant Professor of Political Science.➡️ Maulik Jagnani - Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics.➡️ David C. Logan - Assistant Professor of Security Studies.➡️ Sebastián
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.@PeteButtigieg will be joining @TischCollege this Wednesday, September 16, as part of their Distinguished Speaker Series. Register here: #MayorPeteAtTufts
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To circle the globe, you'd have to travel nearly 25,000 miles—or you could spend a day at The Fletcher School:
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The next Charles Francis Adams Lecture is almost here! @jeremic_vuk, president of @CIRSD and leader of the #Serbian opposition People's Party, will be on campus this Thursday to talk #geopolitics with students. See details 👉
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Gen. Joseph Dunford is on campus this evening, discussing some of the world’s most precarious security issues, including ISIS & North Korea cc: @thejointstaff
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Media Services Specialist in @GinnLibrary Brad Macomber is a Fletcher rockstar these days for helping the School transition to #onlineclasses and #remotework. He's sporting his Fletcher sweatshirt as he gears up for #FletcherGrad2020! #FletcherNearAndFar
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Join Fletcher's Leir Institute, Ralph Bunche Society, and South Asia Society this Friday as they welcome @Kennedy_School Sr. Fellow @surajyengde for a discussion about the relationship b/t caste-bigotry in India and anti-black racism in the U.S. Details:
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Fletcher alumnus @phillipWGBH has been selected as a Joan Shorenstein Fellow for Fall 2022!. An investigative reporter for @GBH, Phillip will join @ShorensteinCtr for a semester of research, events, and engagement. Photo: Meredith Nierman / GBH News
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“Trustworthiness means putting good people in the right jobs, in institutions that we should hold to account. Day by day, law by law… we can find our way back to a🌍where trust is the sure ground on which we can build the international cooperation we need.” #FletcherGrad2020
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Members of the Fletcher community painted the @TuftsUniversity cannon over the weekend! Great to see this tradition being carried on throughout the years!
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We are pleased to announce that this year’s keynote speaker at our #FletcherGrad2021 virtual commencement celebration will be @Refugees @FilippoGrandi. Learn more:
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"It is such a privilege to celebrate your momentous achievement together with you. Today you can be truly proud of yourselves. Every single person can choose to promote global peace and well-being.". The Fletcher School held its 2023 Commencement Ceremony today. Students and
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The Fletcher School is pleased to welcome @CarlaDCanales to our faculty. Ms. Canales will join as Professor of Practice in Cultural Diplomacy and Senior Fellow at The Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World.
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Dean @rkyte365 presents the Dean’s Medal to Foreign Minister @Haavisto. #Fletcher2023. Initiated by Dean Ted Eliot in 1983, the Dean’s Medal is awarded in recognition of significant achievement in global leadership.
@Haavisto delivering the @FletcherSchool 2023 commencement speech. Once again, Finland 🇫🇮, Finnish diplomacy and Finnish leadership are being recognized at a top 🇺🇸 academic institution.
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This Fall, we hosted numerous guest speakers, including #FletcherAlum General Joseph F. Dunford Jr. (F92), chairman of @thejointstaff and the nation’s highest-ranking military officer
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Thank you @AnandMahindra for your inspiring words at our Class Day and the model you have set for our graduates. It was our honor and privilege to host you, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
My father Harish was the 1st Indian Graduate of the @FletcherSchool in Boston 75 years ago. In the 75th year of Indian Independence, I was honoured to be the 1st Indian to address the School’s Class Day & receive the Dean’s Medal. I felt I received it as a proxy for my father 🙏🏽
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The Fletcher School was pleased to welcome alumnus @ShashiTharoor back to campus. Dr. Tharoor earned his PhD at Fletcher in 1978. Half a century later, students from India constitute the largest number of international students studying at Fletcher.
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This #BlackLegacy Month, Chepkorir Sambu (MALD '23) reflects on the impact of 🇬🇭's Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General. Annan was an icon of African achievement whose diplomatic efforts resolved a crisis in Chepkorir's native 🇰🇪. Read her full reflection:
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As a liaison officer for the @UN focused on political reintegration of FARC rebels in #Colombia, #FletcherAlum @AntanasJL (F14) took the skills & knowledge he gained as a #FletcherMALD back home to make a difference on issues facing his own country. Watch:
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"Armenia offers an object lesson for those who believe that the world is splitting into democratic and autocratic camps.". @dandrezner recently visited 🇦🇲, a democratic nation with autocratic political allies. Read his piece in @ForeignPolicy:
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Fletcher is honored to announce that @AlokSharma_RDG MP, COP26 President and Minister of State, UK Cabinet will speak on campus on Saturday, April 23, at Noon EDT. This will be his only public address during this visit to the U.S. RSVP to attend in person:
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We are very pleased to welcome @jeremic_vuk, President of @CIRSD & leader of #Serbian opposition People's Party, for a Charles Francis Adams Lecture. Coming straight from the #UNGA in #NYC, he will talk #geopolitics w/ students @ 5:30 - Now in MUGAR 200:
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As a school of law and diplomacy, we will not be silent, and we cannot stand by.
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In a ceremony filled with music, poetry, and meaningful remarks, the transgender flag and the newest pride flag were installed in the Hall of Flags yesterday
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From 2013-2016, we focused on drawing down our forces in #Afghanistan. What’s different now? We’re embarking on a counterinsurgency mission with the Afghans in the lead. - Gen. Dunford
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Congratulations to all of our #Fletcher2023 graduates! We look forward to celebrating you today 🎓
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Congratulations to Academic Dean @monicaduffytoft and Professor @crmiller1! 📚🌟 Their books, "Dying by the Sword" and "Chip War," have earned well-deserved spots on the @ForeignAffairs Best of Books 2023 list: Dean Toft’s book also made the 2023
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We are very excited to announce that this year's Class Day speaker will be Fmr. #NationalSecurity advisor to the @BarackObama admin & Fmr. @USUN Ambassador @AmbassadorRice. More via @TuftsNow:
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Big (!!) rounds of applause from the audience of students here @TischCollege @TuftsUniversity @FletcherSchool in Cohen Auditorium when @BetoORourke came on stage with Dean Solomont. #BetoAtTufts
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.@ShashiTharoor (F'77) recently participated in virtual debate hosted by @IAI_TV on whether trade is vital to future prosperity & whether world leaders should turn a blind eye to China's repression of minorities & aggressive tendencies. Watch the debate:
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.@SpeakerPelosi, @RepKClark, @RepPressley & @RepLoriTrahan have arrived! Follow along here and at the #SpeakerInTheHouse & #ForThePeople hashtags to be a fly on the wall! cc @TuftsUniversity @TischCollege
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“Showing up for people works. So, I’m showing up for you today,” @BetoORourke tells the students of @TuftsUniversity at the end of his opening statement in this Presidential Town Hall of @TischCollege. #BetoAtTufts
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The strength of America is our allies and partners - #FletcherAlum Gen. Joseph Dunford (F92)
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IN MEMORIAM: We hope you'll take a moment to join us in celebrating and reflecting on the impact Ambassador Rouben Shougarian made as the first Armenian Ambassador to the United States and as a professor in Fletcher’s Tavitian Scholars Program:
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Spring has sprung at Fletcher! While our students are spread across the globe, we wanted to share some scenes of our campus in bloom! 🌸 #FletcherNearAndFar
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Fletcher is proudly among the top 10 international relations master's programs worldwide, according to @ForeignPolicy's latest rankings!. View the full rankings here: .
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Congratulations, Class of 2023! 🎉🎓. You are ambassadors of peace, advocates for justice, and catalysts for positive change. We cannot wait to witness the impact you will make on the world. #Fletcher2023
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Please join us in congratulating #FletcherAlum of the #FletcherMA program Mumtaz Baloch (F13) for being named Ambassador of #Pakistan to the Republic of Korea! 🇵🇰 🇰🇷
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#ICYMI: Join Fletcher's Leir Institute, Ralph Bunche Society, and South Asia Society tomorrow as they welcome @Kennedy_School Sr. Fellow @surajyengde for a discussion about the relationship b/t caste-bigotry in India & anti-black racism in the U.S. RSVP:
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Our superstar Resident Directors @RizwanLadha, Nashila and Safiya are moving on to their next adventure - this time in Washington D.C. Thank you for being such an important part of our community - good luck!
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Journalist @ChristopherJM has witnessed 13 crucial years of Ukrainian history up close. At an event hosted by @FletcherRussia, he spoke about the country's transformation, chronicled in his new book:
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Beautiful day on campus ☀️ Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead!
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“There’s nothing worth anything in Gabon in which the Bongos don’t have an interest,” Professor @ChidiOdinkalu told @FT, adding that they were “were basically using Gabon as a family estate.”.
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During yesterday's #FletcherCommencement, Dean @rkyte365 presented the school's highest honor, The Fletcher Medal, to @FilippoGrandi, @UN High Commissioner for @Refugees. Watch highlights from Mr. Grandi's keynote below:. @UNHCRUSA
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“We want to make our expertise and position very clear, hoping that we can help inform decision-makers,” #FletcherMALD @AN_Goldstein. “Ultimately, lawmakers have decisions to make, and we hope they make decisions that keep our children safe.”
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Tell Me More: Deciphering Russia. Former U.S. Ambassador @McFaul spoke with @TuftsUniversity's podcast about Russian election interference, nuclear arms fears, and Vladimir Putin’s end game. Listen here 📡
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Fletcher is delighted to announce that Professor Tom Dannenbaum has been awarded the 2021 Paddock Teaching Award!. Every year, this award is given to a professor who exhibits passion in their field, accessibility to students, and overall excellence in teaching.
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#FletcherAlum @MichelleWKwan (F11) spoke with @latimes about her #career post-skating, including coming to Fletcher for her #FletcherMALD degree and how it helped her advance her #career in #diplomacy and public service.
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Professor @crmiller1 wins Business Book of the Year 2022 for his new book Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology!. @SimonBooks, @ScribnerBooks, @ftlive, #BBYA22
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Don't look at Sinclair as a media company, but as a company that wants to curry favor with the federal government, #FletcherProf @dandrezner tells @Morning_Joe
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Open to the public: tmrw, former Congressmen @DavidJollyFL (R) & @PatrickMurphyFL (D) will discuss the current state of gridlock in #Washington & how to work across party lines to break through it. Moderated by #FletcherProf @dandrezner
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"Russia has developed precisely the capabilities needed to rebuild its influence in Eastern Europe", writes @FletcherSchool's @crmiller1 in today's @nytimes
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Fletcher is pleased to welcome three stellar additions to our faculty! Thomas Qitong Cao, Adam Kamradt-Scott, and Sally Zhang will join the school in fall 2024. More on our new faculty appointments here:
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“Meeting domain experts who brought live examples to animate the discussions; the environment of the Fletcher school was quite conducive to learning and absorbing new insights.". This week Fletcher #ExecutiveEducation welcomed a cohort of senior-level foreign service officers
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"Trump likes to say that he's strong on the military. But he's weak. So weak."@dandrezner writes for @PostEverything
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Did you miss our co-sponsored @TischCollege conversation with @NormEisen this week? Check out @TuftsDaily's coverage of the discussion, including details on Eisen's #career & his book "A Case for the American People: The United States v. Donald J. Trump."
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We've just announced our plans for the Spring 2021 semester! . Learn more about the teaching format and exciting new courses that will be available:
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As we prepare for Dean Kyte’s departure at the end of the month, we celebrate her leadership, including as Fletcher’s first female dean. Read more about her achievements and impact here:
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Congratulations to Academic Dean and Professor of Energy & Environmental Policy @kellysgallagher for receiving the Friedrich-Schiedel-Prize for Politics and Technology 2022, awarded by @TU_Muenchen. Learn more:
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🇺🇸🇨🇳 U.S. restrictions on semiconductor technology access can significantly stifle China’s sector, Prof. @crmiller1 tells Alex W. Palmer. “The entire industry can only function with U.S. inputs.”. Read more at @nytmag: .
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The Fletcher School is delighted to announce that Mr. Filippo Grandi, @UN High Commissioner for Refugees, will deliver the keynote remarks at our #FletcherCommencement celebration this Sunday, May 23. Register now: @Refugees @FilippoGrandi
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Fletcher was honored to host His Excellency @Haavisto in his first extended sit-down interview since the accession of Finland to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. We are proud to share his important conversation on European security with Professor @crmiller1, co-director
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TODAY at 5 PM: Join @WorldPeaceFdtn's Exec Director & #FletcherProf Alex de Waal, Fletcher Asst Professor Tom Dannenbaum & WPF researchers as they discuss war & famine in the #Tigray region of #Ethiopia with #FletcherDean Rachel Kyte. Register now:
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We were honored to welcome Dame Jacinda Ardern to campus on Tuesday. The former Prime Minister of New Zealand offered insights into crisis leadership and how small states can have big voices on the world stage. 🇳🇿🇺🇸
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MT @Akcapar: Chairing a panel #BKON2017 w/ Amb Kausikan, Prof Chakravorti of @FletcherSchool & @ProfDemirtas
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Armenian Artsakh Ombudsman (Human Rights Defender) Ruben Melikyan has appointed #FletcherAlum Artak Beglaryan as the Head of Department:
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