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International Affairs

The successful international affairs professional has always been someone who can perceive and understand the cultural, economic, and political forces behind an issue. The Fletcher School at Tufts University, the oldest graduate professional school of international affairs in the United States, was founded to develop this capacity in its students. As the needs of the world have evolved, involving complex issues such as international terrorism and the benefits and pitfalls of an increasingly market-driven global economy, so has our curriculum and our influence. Tufts graduates can be found working in more than 40 countries in the public, private and non-profit sectors. They engage in real-world problem-solving using skills cultivated while at Tufts, with exposure to our strong interdisciplinary-based international affairs programs.

Africa in the New World

The Africa in the New World (ANW) Interdisciplinary Program encourages students to explore Africa and the African diaspora in the Americas and globally through a range of perspectives. Particular emphasis is given to three intellectual currents: Diaspora studies, identity construction and globalization. ANW sponsors an annual Africa-Diaspora lecture series to showcase these themes.

http://ase.tufts.edu/anw/

Asian Studies

The Asian Studies major provides students with a strong foundation in an Asian language and expertise drawn from a variety of disciplines. Tufts students who have majored in Asian Studies have pursued careers in international organization, government, business, and teaching.

http://ase.tufts.edu/grall/asian/

Borghesani Memorial Prize

This prize is awarded to second-semester sophomores and juniors who undertake a research project, internship, volunteer activity, or plan of study in any field involving international issues. The prize encourages personal growth and independence, while increasing one's understanding of all peoples and encouraging a commitment to the world community. Past recipients of the prize have traveled abroad in order to study, conduct research, participate in international internships, and become involved in social change movements.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/researchOppBorghesani.htm

Center for International Environmental and Resource Policy (CIERP)

Established in 1990 to support the growing demand for international environmental leaders, the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy's mission is to educate students to become policy and decision-makers who will keep environmental concerns at the forefront of the national agenda. Through the Center, students develop the skills necessary to formulate effective environmental strategies and solutions.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/ierp/

Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies

Established in 1989, The Center for South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies has since served as New England's focal point for scholarship on the South Asian subcontinent and the Indian Ocean rim. With an emphasis on history, culture, literature, religion, politics, economics and diplomacy, it is committed to promoting interdisciplinary approaches to the study of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives, which together make up the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

http://ase.tufts.edu/southasian

Comparative Religion

The Department of Comparative Religion investigates the various expressions of religion encountered in human experience around the world. Students study the field of religion in both its functional and theoretical aspects. Courses explore the Western religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as the Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, and others. Courses are designed to give a broad cultural appreciation of religion in accordance with the principles of a liberal arts education.

http://ase.tufts.edu/religion/

Cuban Experience: Graduate Research Internships in Cuba

This internship is one of many opportunities at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The program enables graduate students across the schools at Tufts to pursue short-term research internships in Cuba in the fields of education, agriculture, health, the environment and cultural studies. Contact the Latino Center for more information.

http://ase.tufts.edu/latinocenter/Index.html

EPIIC

The Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship (EPIIC) program is a carefully integrated multidisciplinary program which, through its innovative and rigorous curricula and projects, prepares undergraduates to lead their communities -- local, national and global. Each year, EPIIC explores one broad global dilemma and provokes students to explore its complexity. High intellectual engagement, passion, and genuine objectivity have been the standard of EPIIC: the cornerstone of Tufts University's international relations education for the 21st century.

http://www.epiic.org

EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE is the Institute for Global Leadership's photojournalism, documentary studies and human rights program, dedicated to mentoring and developing young, knowledgeable photojournalists and documentary filmmakers. EXPOSURE's instructors include preeminent photographers from VII Photo Agency and other distinguished journalists who help run the program's hands-on workshops in Kosovo, Argentina and Philadelphia. These workshops are designed to examine the media's role in exposing the public to important social and international issues.

Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies

The mission of the Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies is to create an academic environment for the promotion of greater understanding of the Eastern Mediterranean's rich culture and heritage, and the significant challenges which face this region in the 21st century, focusing on Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and their neighboring countries. The Center acts as a focal point for cross-regional and cross-cultural analysis, providing a forum for the articulation of diverse viewpoints: an effective means of conflict resolution.

http://farescenter.tufts.edu

Feinstein International Center

The Feinstein International Center strives to improve the lives and livelihoods of communities caught up in emergencies, war, and other humanitarian crises. Established in 1996 as part of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, the Center conducts field-based research in complex emergency situations on the politics and policy of helping the vulnerable. It works in partnership with national and international organizations to bring about institutional changes that enhance effective policy reform and promote best practices.

http://fic.tufts.edu

Fletcher Global Women Mentor Program

This program is designed to help undergraduates majoring in International Relations explore educational opportunities and define career goals through connections with female role models engaged in private, public, and not-for-profit professions. Fletcher students from the Global Women Group are paired with undergraduates according to regional, academic, or professional interests at the beginning of each academic year.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/leadership.htm

Fletcher Student 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. Student can choose from six pre-approved programs in countries such as Switzerland or Germany, or contact a host institution of their choice and create their own program.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/academic/exchanges.shtml

Food Policy and Applied Nutrition

Built around a high-quality, multidisciplinary teaching and research curriculum, the FPAN program seeks to equip students with the diverse skills and comprehensive knowledge base needed to make a successful impact on food policy and nutrition intervention worldwide. With its three fields of specialization, FPAN provides conceptual and analytical skills, as well as a solid foundation in applied statistics and research in the technical aspects of program planning, design, implementation, and evaluation.

http://nutrition.tufts.edu/1177953852922/

Ghana Gold: A Corporate Social Responsibility Study Tour

The Ghana Gold program takes 16 students to Ghana for 12 days each January. Students are introduced to Africa through examination of the gold mining industry and a series of interrelated issues, such as globalization and Africa's place in the world economy. Participants will be challenged to think about strategies that may improve the lives of people living in mining communities. Post-tour activities include a spring semester colloquium and plans for civic engagement research.

http://ase.tufts.edu/anw/

Global Development and Environment Institute

The Global Development and Environment Institute (G-DAE) was established to investigate how nations and societies at differing stages of economic development can pursue development in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner. It also seeks to assist the public and private sectors in creating policies that promote sustainability. Through research, curriculum development, a visiting scholars program, conferences, and faculty seminars, the institute offers opportunities for shared activities between the Fletcher School and Graduate and Professional Studies; it also provides employment opportunities for graduate students.

http://ase.tufts.edu/gdae

Global Leadership Seminar

The Global Leadership Seminar seeks to raise transcontinental awareness by convening representatives from three continents to discuss contemporary global issues. This seminar fosters dialogue between students, faculty members, and practitioners from Europe, the United States, and Asia. It has two components: a seminar for students from Fletcher, the University of St. Gallen, the College of Europe, and the National University of Singapore, and a seminar for distinguished practitioners of international affairs.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/global/

Global Masters of Arts Program (GMAP)

The Global Masters of Arts Program at the Fletcher School is an intensive, year-long graduate program that combines three two-week residency sessions with Internet-mediated study and discussions to enable mid-career professionals to find better, more innovative solutions to global problems without leaving their current positions. GMAP helps participants understand the complex and nuanced intersections between the worlds of international business, international organizations and NGOs, and governments. GMAP II expands upon the groundwork laid in the first session, and comprises primarily professionals interested in security issues.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/gmap/default.html

Institute for Global Leadership

The mission of the Institute for Global Leadership (IGL) is to prepare new generations of critical thinkers for effective and ethical leadership, ready to act as global citizens in addressing international and national issues across cultures. The Institute emphasizes rigorous academic preparation and experiential learning. Students learn through intensive engagement in classes, global research, internships, workshops, simulations and international symposia -- all involving national and international leaders from the public and private sectors.

http://www.tuftsgloballeadership.org/

Institute for Human Security

The Institute for Human Security promotes cutting-edge research and education at the nexus of humanitarianism, development, human rights, and conflict resolution. The Institute is resolutely interdisciplinary. All of its activities make a fundamental choice in favor of crossing academic and professional barriers. The Institute seeks to bridge these gaps by making research on human security operationally relevant through education, conferences, and fellowships for practitioners.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/humansecurity/

International Environmental Policy

The Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning offers a dual-degree program in International Environmental Policy in collaboration with the Fletcher School. This three-year program provides an opportunity for a select number of highly qualified students to earn a Master of Arts degree in urban and environmental policy and planning and a master's in diplomacy (M.A.L.D.) at the Fletcher School.

http://ase.tufts.edu/uep/academics/combined_degree.htm

International Food & Nutrition Center

Established in 1993 by nutrition professor Marian Zeitlin, the International Food and Nutrition Center has been under the leadership of Professor F. James Levinson since 1995. The Center focuses on addressing malnutrition in women and children, encouraging existing strengths in communities, and investigating the effects of agriculture policies and programs on food consumption and nutrition.

International Relations

Since its inception, the Program in International Relations at Tufts has devoted itself to two intertwined objectives: the promotion of responsible, engaged citizenship through international education and dialogue, and the fostering of intellectual excellence through a curriculum that integrates disciplines in the social sciences, humanities and natural sciences without compromising academic rigor. In the process, it has grown into one of Tufts most popular majors and earned a reputation that extends well beyond the university.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/

International Relations Department Research Opportunities

The International Relations Program affords students many opportunities and scholarships to conduct original research. A research experience can greatly enhance one's experience at Tufts, challenging one to critically apply what one has learned. In addition, the International Relations Program offers research scholarships, an online international research community and a web-based research colloquium.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/research.htm

International Relations Director's Leadership Council

The Director's Leadership Council serves as a liaison between the International Relations student body and the International Relations faculty and administration. Its goal is to enhance student life and foster an internationally focused intellectual community on campus. The council's activities have included the International Relations curriculum transformation, creating an International Relations Honor Society chapter, assisting in rebuilding the Model United Nations club and starting a successful debate series.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/leadershipDLC.htm

International Relations Honor Society (Sigma Iota Rho)

This nationally recognized International Relations Honor Society was established to promote and reward scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs and global studies, and to foster integrity and creative performance in conducting world affairs. The goal of the Honor Society is to create a productive atmosphere for international relations on campus, in the community and in the world at large through activities and initiatives related to international affairs.

http://www.sigmaiotarho.org/

International Relations Research Scholars Program

The International Relations Research Scholars Program supports original, high-quality undergraduate international research. Designed for sophomores or juniors who anticipate producing an upper-level research paper in their senior year, whether for an International Relations thesis, directed research, conference submission or external essay competition, the scholarship supports a minimum of eight weeks of International Relations core faculty-mentored summer research for collecting materials and data.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/researchOppScholars.htm

International Security Studies Program

The International Security Studies Program (ISSP) is dedicated to the teaching and research of a broad range of international security issues. The ISSP mission is twofold: first, to offer a full schedule of courses and seminars at the graduate level as a distinct field of study within the multidisciplinary curriculum of the Fletcher School; second, to sponsor a diverse range of "outside the classroom" educational activities.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/issp

Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies

The Jebsen Center's mission is to increase the knowledge and competency of counter-terrorism professionals around the world. To achieve its mission, the Jebsen Center funds a strong research and analysis program, hosts conferences, and underwrites a visiting fellows program. The Jebsen Center also conducts outreach activities to help a broader audience understand the value of the Center's research initiatives. Core research topics at the Center will focus on predicting, preventing, and preempting terrorist activity.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/jebsencenter/

Joint & Exchange Programs with the Fletcher School

The Fletcher School allows students to supplement their education with joint degree and exchange programs with some of the world's leading professional schools and graduate programs.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/academic/exchanges.shtml

Journal of Humanitarian Assistance

The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (JHA) promotes the exchange of new ideas, previously unpublished research and the critical write-up of field experience by field workers and researchers in humanitarian assistance. JHA offers the humanitarian assistance community the opportunity to receive and provide rapid public feedback on cutting-edge ideas. This community includes humanitarian field workers and agency officials, scholars and researchers, government officials and residents of countries affected by crises and disasters, and donor agency officials. The JHA is published by the Feinstein International Center, part of the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

http://www.jha.ac/

Latino Studies

Because Latino Studies, like Latinos themselves, reside at the intersection of what is Latin American and what is "American," the minor in Latino Studies allows students to focus on either Latinos' connections with Latin America or their location within the United States' racial and sociopolitical context. The minor thus serves as a "bridge" that encourages students to connect the theories, methodologies and content of the two supporting programs in new, intellectually exciting and productive ways.

http://ase.tufts.edu/latinostudies/index.html

Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance

The Master of Arts in Humanitarian Assistance (MAHA) is a one-year joint degree offered by the Friedman School and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. In conjunction with the Feinstein International Center, the program was designed for mid-career professionals who have significant field experience in humanitarian assistance. Practitioners study humanitarian theories, programs, and policies.

http://fic.tufts.edu/?pid=15&c=16

Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy

The Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) is an interdisciplinary, professional master's degree in international affairs. MALD students graduate with a set of skills and knowledge that can be applied across disciplines, borders, and business sectors. The Fletcher MALD allows students to make those connections. Approximately 350 students are enrolled in the program; the average age at entrance is 27 and over 40 percent hail from countries outside the U.S.

http://fletcher.tufts.edu/mald/default.shtml

Middle Eastern Studies

Middle Eastern Studies is an interdisciplinary program that encourages a significant immersion experience in one or more Middle Eastern cultures. The program gives students an opportunity to study the history and culture of the Middle East as well as areas of the world whose territories were part of Middle East empires or were under the influence of such civilizations in pre-modern and modern times.

http://farescenter.tufts.edu/courses/MESmajor.asp

Peace and Justice Studies

The Peace and Justice Studies program (PJS) provides an interdisciplinary structure for examining the paths and obstacles to achieving global peace. The program brings intellectual and experiential inquiry to the fundamental interrelationship of peace and justice. Four overlapping areas are emphasized: the study of the causes of war and the techniques of war prevention; the origins, strategies, and visions of social movements seeking social justice and ecological sustainability; the theory and practice of conflict resolution along a continuum from individual disputes to international diplomacy; and the study of peace culture, particularly the contributions of education and literature in developing the traditions of nonviolence and ethical social behavior.

http://ase.tufts.edu/pjs/

Political Science

Faculty in the Department of Political Science teach in four subfields spanning the globe: American politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. The department offers courses on regional politics in Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Western Europe, and the Middle East, as well as courses that cross regional boundaries and emphasize general themes such as democratization, political economy, and state building. International relations covers national security policy, American foreign policy, international political economy, international law and organizations, and the relationship of domestic to foreign policy.

http://ase.tufts.edu/polsci

Tufts Model United Nations

Tufts Model UN provides opportunities for all Tufts students to better understand international organizations, diplomacy, and current international policy debates. Participants play the role of a country's delegate and are expected to represent that country's policies and interests within the UN body. Last year, Tufts Model UN was also represented in the prestigious McGill Model United Nations Conference in Montreal.

http://ase.tufts.edu/ir/documents/2005FallVol5Issue3.pdf

Water: Systems, Science, and Society

Water: Systems, Science, and Society (WSSS) is an integrated, multi-disciplinary approach to managing and understanding the complexity of water issues worldwide. Students who elect to enroll in the program to complement their graduate studies in a related field emerge with both their degree and a WSSS certificate. Students in the WSSS program conduct research and plan projects related to global water issues, take courses and seminars, and undertake a field internship, learning on-site skills from professionals.

http://www.tufts.edu/water

<h4>A Dental Education Delivered to your Doorstep</h4>

<p>Unlike most first-year students at Tufts, the students in the School of Dental Medicine's distance education program -- the first of its kind in the world -- don't get together on campus for study groups. Instead, they remain in constant communication with the school and each other from their homes around the world as they earn their M.S. degrees in craniofacial pain and temporomandibular joint disorder.</p>

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<p>Dr. Jeffrey Griffiths, an associate professor of public health and family medicine, is always on the go. But then he needs to be: he is bent on nothing less than changing the world. What makes him run? "I'd just like the world to be a better place when I go," he says. "And it's fun doing this stuff."</p>

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<h4>A Mission to Help </h4>

<p>During the summer of 2007, Tufts dental student Marjorie Brisard traveled to her native Haiti this summer with a team of classmates and faculty members. For Brisard, the trip was one step toward fulfilling a life's goal.</p>

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<p>Working for the United Nations Mission in Sudan gave two Fletcher School students a unique view into an international peacekeeping operation and a new outlook on the Darfur conflict.</p>

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<h4>Bienvenue à Talloires</h4>

<p>The Tufts in Talloires program allows students to explore a foreign culture -- and themselves.</p>

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<h4>Castle in the Clouds </h4>

<p>Elliot Hirshon (A'05) recalls a trip to Tibet with Engineers Without Borders.</p>

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<h4>Change Agent</h4>

<p>Salome Otami, a Tufts Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development graduate student, hopes to make a difference when she returns to her native Ghana.</p>

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<h4>Connecting Across Continents </h4>

<p>Students in GMAP, a combined residency and Internet-mediated graduate program at Tufts University's Fletcher School, are gaining an interdisciplinary education in global affairs, while making lifelong connections with their classmates from around the world.</p>

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<h4>Deliverance</h4>

<p>Through the organization he founded, LimaKids, Joseph Donroe (A'98, MD/MPH'07) seeks to address both mental health and quality of life issues of orphaned children in Peru's capital city.</p>

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<h4>Depth of Field</h4>

<p>One of several programs offered by the Tufts Institute for Global Leadership (IGL), EXPOSURE is an institute for photojournalism, documentary studies and human rights. It all began when IGL Director Sherman Teichman and undergraduate Matthew Edmundson (A'05) teamed up with acclaimed photographer James Nachtwey.</p>

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<h4>Dr. Chotanga</h4>

<p>Jeffrey Lazar, M03, recalls his seven-week stint at Livingstone General Hospital in Zambia.</p>

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<h4>Growing Strong</h4>

<p>The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (NESFP), part of the Agriculture, Food and Environment Program at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, was founded in 1998. It now serves about 50 immigrant farmers from Laos, Cambodia, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.</p>

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<h4>It's All Breaking New Ground</h4>

<p>As the directors of Tufts University's Nutrition/ Infection Unit, Drs. Christine Wanke, MD, and Sherwood Gorbach, MD, explore the link between nutrition and HIV/AIDS.</p>

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<h4>Making Its Mark </h4>

<p>A decade after its inception, Tufts University's Feinstein International Center is making a powerful impact on humanitarian work around the world.</p>

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<h4>Re-engineering a River</h4>

<p>Applying engineering principles to primary disease prevention can help bolster public health efforts, says David Gute, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts.</p>

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<h4>Summer Smarts</h4>

<p>Through Tufts Summer Scholars program, Jamie Chang (A'06) spent a summer in Korea exploring her passion for theater history. With support from her faculty mentor, she studied how contemporary Korean theater incorporates traditional performance forms, such as one-man operas and masked dances.</p>

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<h4>True Blessings</h4>

<p>Sue Higgins, T86, G02, has seen firsthand the difference occupational therapy can make in the lives of adults and children living in Mexico.</p>

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<h4>Welcome to America </h4>

<p>In 2000, Jane Leu (J'91) founded Upwardly Global, a San Francisco nonprofit dedicated to helping legal immigrants find work in their field. Today, with more than a dozen employees and a field office in Manhattan, the organization has assisted immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from some 65 countries.</p>

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<h4>Welcome To Arada Vieja </h4>

<p>Jonny Crocker (E'07), the former president of Engineers Without Borders, talks about the group's water filtration project in rural El Salvador.</p>

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