The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

The Dean’s Report

Fall Reunion 2010

77 Years of Preparing the World’s Leaders

Then… and Now1933 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% M19% F

46% M54% F

International Students

0(10% naturalized

citizens)

39% (GMAP – 55%)

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.

• 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

Our Students

• 73 Countries represented

• Last year’s graduating students:

42% Public sector31% Private sector17% Nonprofit sector10% Continued education

The Fletcher School Exchange Programs

The Fletcher School provides many opportunities for students to

supplement their education with joint degree and exchangeprograms with some of the world's leading professional schools

andgraduate programs.  

• 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)

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/alumni

• Classmates• Networking • Social Media• Career Services• Library Resources• Fletcher Events• Hargens Loan

Forgiveness

Services for Alumni

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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

APSIA Schools: 34 in the United States,Asia, and Europe

• 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 is Known for:

The Fletcher School

Global Innovation….

Fletcher’s International Business Center (IBC)

• May 2010: first graduating class of 35

• Total enrollment is 65 students

• Approximately 55% international students

• 56% Enrollment yield

MIB Degree Program (Master’s of International

Business)

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 SchoolNov 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% International38% Enrollment yield Applications from 35+ countries

A year long program culminating in a Capstone in Talloires, France

Eight courses, five within the law fieldThesis presented at the CapstoneLanguage 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 years80% have 10-15 years professional experience50% non-US citizens

• Three terms, each with a two-week residency and eleven weeks of Internet-mediated instruction

Begin and end at The Fletcher SchoolMidyear residency at an international site

• The Fletcher Master of Arts without relocating to MedfordEight coursesThesis Language requirement

GMAP Update

During GMAP’s tenth anniversary year, we celebrate with our 500+ alumni and current

students around the world

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 & diplomaticeducation in the fields of international politics, geopolitics,

internationalbusiness and security. Programs include:

• 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 onNonviolent Conflict, an intensive week-long course on

thetheory and practice of civil resistance.

Fletcher-Specific

Campaign Information

• 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

Fletcher’s Transformational Campaign

Comprehensive Campaign Goals

Student Aid $44.5M• Financial aid • Internships, research, academic activities

Faculty & Research$42M• Endowed professorships – new• Endowed professorships – existing• Signature academic programs/centers/institutes

Building Renovations $6.5M

Annual Fund $7M

Total $100M

• 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 ActivitiesOur 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

Student Aid

Endowed Professorships Created Within Campaign• 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• Lord Lionel Robbins Professorship of Interdisciplinarian Studies• Korean Studies Professorship• International Environment and Resource Policy Studies Professorship• Professorship of Diplomatic Studies

Endowed Professorships Our Goal: to fully endow faculty chairs for both existing and new faculty

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

Fletcher and Planned Giving

Global Outreach

Fletcher Marketing Campaigns

• 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

The Fletcher School Website: fletcher.tufts.edu

• 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

Fletcher Advertising: A New Voice for Greater Impact

• 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

Managing Media: Social Networks and Public Relations

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