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The Dean’s Report
Fall Reunion 2010
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
77 Years of Preparing the World’s
Leaders
Then…
1933
and Now
2010
Entering Class
21
268 (GMAP - 65)
Faculty
11 adjuncts
35 full time
Tuition per Year
$300
$36,256
(GMAP - $65,000;
MIB - $42,436; LLM - $42,436)
Average Age
23
27 (GMAP – 38)
Gender Ratio
81% M
19% F
International Students
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46% M
54% F
39% (GMAP – 55%)
(10% naturalized citizens)
U.S. Students of Color
10%
19% (GMAP – 15%)
The Fletcher Mission
To educate professionals from around the world and to
prepare them for positions of leadership and influence in the
national and international arenas.
To increase understanding of international problems and
concerns through teaching, research, and publications.
To serve local, national, and international communities in
their search to develop relationships of mutual benefit,
security, and justice in an increasingly interdependent
world.
Our Students
• 73 Countries represented
• Last year’s graduating students:
42%
31%
17%
10%
Public sector
Private sector
Nonprofit sector
Continued education
• 407 Full-time Master’s Students
(includes 64 MIB, 16 LLM, 13 MA and 9
exchange students)
• 72 Active Ph.D. students
• 63 GMAP students
The Fletcher School Exchange Programs
The Fletcher School provides many opportunities for students to
supplement their education with joint degree and exchange
programs with some of the world's leading professional schools and
graduate programs.
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The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland
Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College
Hec MBA Program, HEC School of Management, France
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), Paris, France
Instituto de Empresa, Spain
China Europe International Business School, Shanghai
Indian School of Business
Yonsei University – Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS),
Korea
Our Alumni: Around The World
Our Alumni: At Work
Our Alumni: 57 Fletcher Clubs…and Growing
Global groups:
*Fletcher Alumni of Color Association (FACA)
*Fletcher Women’s Network (FWN)
Services for Alumni
Visit your Alumni Website
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/alumni
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Classmates
Networking
Social Media
Career Services
Library Resources
Fletcher Events
Hargens Loan
Forgiveness
APSIA Schools: 34 in the United States,
Asia, and Europe
Primary Competitors:
• SAIS at Johns Hopkins University
• SIPA at Columbia University
• Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• Wilson School at Princeton University
• Walsh School at Georgetown University
The Fletcher School is Known for:
• Its first-rate faculty who operate at the nexus of theory and practice
• Being one of the leading graduate professional schools in the world;
the first exclusively graduate school of international affairs in the U.S.
• Its multidisciplinary curriculum combining functional and regional
approaches to traditional and emerging issues
• The intimacy of the Fletcher community
• Global innovation; i.e., the Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP),
the Master of International Business (MIB), the Center for Emerging
Market Enterprises (CEME), and the Master of Laws in International
Law (LLM)
• Its caliber and diversity of its student body
• Its distinguished alumni in all sectors
The Fletcher School
Global Innovation….
Fletcher’s International Business Center (IBC)
MIB Degree Program
(Master’s of International Business)
• May 2010: first graduating class of 35
• Total enrollment is 65 students
• Approximately 55% international students
• 56% Enrollment yield
Fletcher’s International Business Center (IBC)
CEME
(Center for Emerging Market Enterprises)
• Core programs, research, and publications in:
Enterprise Strategy ● Local Capital Markets ● Energy and
Commodity Markets ● Inclusive Commerce ● Sovereign Wealth
Funds
• Conferences and Roundtables from 2009-2010:
Oct 2009: Emerging Market Local Capital Markets
Mar 2009: Savings-Led Microfinance at The Fletcher School
May 2009: Mobile Banking in Nairobi
Oct 2009: Political Risk at The Fletcher School
Nov 2010: Emerging Market Multinationals as Global Competitors
• Corporate-commissioned and foundation-funded research and
executive education projects in:
Inclusive Finance Regulation ● Savings-Led Microfinance ●
Sovereign Wealth Funds ● Food-Energy Tradeoffs Strategy ●
Mobile Commerce ● Water Sovereignty ● Leadership in Emerging
and Frontier Markets
LL.M. Program in International Law
Enriching international legal careers through the Fletcher experience
16 Students in the 2010-2011 class
87% International
38% Enrollment yield
Applications from 35+ countries
A year long program culminating in a Capstone in Talloires, France
Eight courses, five within the law field
Thesis presented at the Capstone
Language requirement
The High Table Series
 Brings top legal practitioners to Fletcher
 Networking opportunity for our LLMs
 Meets once a month
GMAP: The Global Master of Arts Program
The quality and community of Fletcher in a flexible format
• 35 international professionals enroll in each session (March and July)
Average age of 40 years
80% have 10-15 years professional experience
50% non-US citizens
• Three terms, each with a two-week residency and eleven weeks of
Internet-mediated instruction
Begin and end at The Fletcher School
Midyear residency at an international site
• The Fletcher Master of Arts without relocating to Medford
Eight courses
Thesis
Language requirement
GMAP Update
During GMAP’s tenth anniversary year, we celebrate with
our 500+ alumni and current students around the world
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August 22 to September 3, 2010: GMAP March midyear residency
in Brussels, Belgium
October 15-16, 2010: GMAP @ 10 celebration in Washington, DC
January 3-15, 2011: GMAP July midyear residency in Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Executive and Diplomatic Education
The Fletcher School offers customized executive & diplomatic
education in the fields of international politics, geopolitics, international
business and security. Programs include:
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Leading in Emerging and Frontier Markets
Diplomatic Training
Sustainable Development Diplomacy
Cultural Change
Issues in Country and Regional Management
Middle East, East Asia and Russia Training Programs
Energy and Environment
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
International Security
Global Dialogue on Geopolitics, Economics, and Security
Executive and Diplomatic Education:
Fletcher Summer Institute
Every summer The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, in
coordination with the International Center on Nonviolent
Conflict brings together 45 mid-career executives for The
Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study on
Nonviolent Conflict, an intensive week-long course on the
theory and practice of civil resistance.
Fletcher-Specific
Campaign Information
Fletcher’s Transformational Campaign
• Campaign driven by academic needs and institutional priorities
• Coordinated effort to engage the Fletcher community and
strengthen philanthropic partnerships with YOU
• Comprehensive campaign: Annual Fund and Capital Gifts,
including bequests, will count towards Fletcher’s overall goal
• Fletcher goal of $100 million – 82.4% achieved to date as of
June 30, 2010
Comprehensive Campaign Goals
Student Aid
• Financial aid
• Internships, research, academic activities
$44.5M
Faculty & Research
• Endowed professorships – new
• Endowed professorships – existing
• Signature academic programs/centers/institutes
$42M
Building Renovations
$6.5M
Annual Fund
$7M
Total
$100M
Student Aid
• Greatest strategic challenge and priority
• Positive correlation between financial aid and yield
• Fletcher student average debt of approximately $55K
• More funds are needed to attract and enroll more
of the most desirable students from around the world
• Goal is to double the amount of current annual award which is $4M
Internships / Research / Academic Activities
Our Goal: to increase our funding of student activities in three areas to
provide a more enriching Fletcher experience for our students
• Internships
• Field research
• Conference participation
Endowed Professorships
Our Goal: to fully endow faculty chairs for both existing and new faculty
Endowed Professorships Created Within Campaign
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Walter B. Wriston Chair in International Finance and Banking
Constantine Karamanlis Chair in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies
Shelby Cullom Davis Professorship of International Business (Planned Gift)
Henry J. Leir Professorship of Refugee and Migration Studies
H. Jon and Betsey Rosenbaum Professorship of Commercial Diplomacy
(Planned Gift)
• Thomas Schmidheiny Professorship in International Business
Endowed Professorships In Progress
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Lord Lionel Robbins Professorship of Interdisciplinarian Studies
Korean Studies Professorship
International Environment and Resource Policy Studies Professorship
Professorship of Diplomatic Studies
Annual Fund
The Fletcher Fund Giving
$1,600,000
$1,363,503
$1,400,000
$1,386,303
$1,400,000
FY10
FY11 (Goal)
$1,342,547
$1,215,823
$1,200,000
$1,048,273
$1,000,000
$907,531
$826,995
$800,000
$779,144
$600,000
$400,000
$200,000
$FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY09
Annual Fund
The Fletcher Fund Participation
35%
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27%
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FY10
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FY03
FY04
FY05
FY06
FY07
FY08
FY11 (Goal)
Fletcher and Planned Giving
A bequest from Austin B. Fletcher led to the creation of
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
The Austin B. Fletcher Society
• The Austin B. Fletcher Society recognizes those who have provided for
Fletcher in their estate plans
Examples of Planned Gifts
• Naming Fletcher as a beneficiary of a retirement plan or life insurance
policy
• A gift that provides the donor and their loved ones with income and
ultimately distributes to The Fletcher School (a charitable gift annuity or a
charitable trust)
• A bequest to The Fletcher School in a will or trust
Fletcher’s Transformational Campaign
• Many of these gifts can be counted towards Fletcher’s campaign goals
• Gifts can be unrestricted or be designated for a particular purpose
Global Outreach
Fletcher Marketing Campaigns
The Fletcher School Website: fletcher.tufts.edu
• More than 65,000 unique monthly visitors; increase of 20% over past two years
• Frequent updates featuring: blogs, video, live chats, feature writing, profiles and
news announcements; first point-of-entry for many prospective students
• Major update to news and content management platform arrives in early 2011
Fletcher Advertising: A New Voice for Greater Impact
• Introduced in late 2008, Fletcher’s latest advertising campaign uses creative
messaging to highlight unique community, brand strengths and success stories
• Campaign will have design update in late 2010, with additional messaging
• Online, print, local and merchandise advertising
Managing Media: Social Networks and Public Relations
• Coverage in international media outlets has increased 60% since 2007; First-tier
outlets include Associated Press, Reuters, CNN, Boston Globe, NPR, BBC, US News
& World Report, The Economist
• Frequent social media participation has allowed for redistribution of news
coverage, announcements and point-of-pride mentions; more than 2,500 followers
• Cost-effective campaigns to heighten awareness of Fletcher expertise and success
Become involved
Stay connected
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http://fletcher.tufts.edu/