Maria J. Stephan, MALD 2003
Ph.D. Candidate

"Fletcher truly embodies the academic and cultural spirit
of the 'global community.' You can travel to all corners of the world on a daily basis through chat sessions with some of the most caring and gifted students, faculty, and staff that you will ever find. Fletcher's laid-back environment is conducive to open, yet usually intense dialogue about the most pressing issues of the day - but at the same time Fletcher seems to attract the world's greatest comedians! The Fletcher global mafia has become my second
family."
 

Education Before Fletcher:

BA Boston College;
Certificat d'Etudes Europeenes (Institut d'Etudes Politiques; Strasbourg, France)
Citizen of the United States

Experience Before Fletcher:

Rehabilitation work with former prisoners;
Fulbright Scholar (Germany);
US Department of Defense (Office of the Secretary of Defense);
NATO Headquarters (International Staff)

Fletcher Fields of Study:

International Security Studies, International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, International Human Rights Law
 

PhD Dissertation Title

Fighting Better: the Potential and Limits of Strategic
Nonviolent Action in Self-Determination Struggles
 

Languages:

English, French, German, Russian (basic), Arabic (basic)