• Africana Student Group
• al Nakhlah (focus on Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization)
• Asia Club
• China Club
• Fletcher GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgendered) Group
• Fletcher Perspectives (focus on diversity through arts and culture)
• Global Women
• Latin America Group
• Med Club (Mediterranean Group)
• Ralph Bunche Society (focus on students of color and careers in international relations)
• South Asian Society
• Southwest Asia & Caucasus Forum

Full list of Student Clubs and Organizations

Fletcher Alumni of Color Association (FACA)

The FACA works to foster a strong and enduring community among Fletcher alumni of color and to further the interests, welfare, and educational purposes of The Fletcher School. It also serves as a forum to share ideas with current and prospective students and address issues of diversity.

Membership is open to all Fletcher alumni

who identify themselves as being a person of color, regardless of nationality and nation of residence.

The goals of the Program falls under three main areas:

• Serve as a forum to allow alumni to connect with each other for professional and informational exchange, as well as to discuss issues facing alumni of color in their professional areas;
• Provide a structure for alumni of color to serve as mentors to students of color in international affairs, support the Office of Admissions to engage alumni in the recruitment of students of color and to offer scholarships for Fletcher students of color;
• Work with the Development and Alumni Office, Office of Career Services, and existing Alumni Clubs to keep alumni of color informed about Fletcher activities, and to collaborate with student organizations such as the Ralph Bunche Society.

FACA has organized career panels for Fletcher students and is also currently working to create two scholarships for second-year Fletcher students of color, one U.S.-national, the other a non-U.S. national.

Happenings at Fletcher around Diversity in International Affairs

2005-2006 Lectures & Conferences

• Eileen Kennedy, Dean, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, presented by Global Women
• "Ralph Bunche The Africanist", Dr. Pearl Robinson, Associate Professor of Political Science, Tufts University, presented by The Ralph Bunche Society
• "The Kallari Cooperative: Sustainable Development and Human Rights in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” sponsored by the International Development Group, the Human Rights Project, Environment and Sustainability Initiative, Net Impact, and the Fletcher Latin America Group
• Sarah Martin, Gender Advocate from Refugees International, discussion of her report on sexual exploitation and abuse in UN peacekeeping missions, sponsored by Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
• "Women Leaders in Armed Opposition Groups on War, Protection and Obligations under International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law,” Dr. Dyan Mazurana, Director of the Gender, Youth and Community Program at the Feinstein International Famine Center, sponsored by Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
• "Socio-Economic Impact of Remittances in Mexico”, David McKenzie, Development Research Group, World Bank, co-sponsored by the Boston-area Seminar on Mexican Political Economy based at The Fletcher School and the Fletcher Latin America Group
• "Building Bridges: Overcoming Barriers to Peaceful International Relations”, Fletcher Conference on Innovative Approaches

Events

• Fiesta Latina Cultural Show, sponsored by the Latin America Club
• Film Screening: "A Closer Walk”, sponsored by the Africana Student Group
• Mediterranean Night Cultural Show, sponsored by the Med Club
• Africana Night Cultural Show, sponsored by the Africana Student Group
• Asia Night Cultural Show, sponsored by the Asia Club

Click here to view the full Events Calendar

Photo credits: Vasyl Yablonskyy