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the scene at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan in August 2021

Global Tufts Community Comes to the Rescue in Afghanistan

As the Taliban overthrew the Afghan government in August 2021, a small Fletcher School team mobilized a network of Tufts alumni and faculty to help evacuate Afghan alumni and their families who faced imminent peril

Honoring Earth Day, Every Day

In honor of Earth Day, Fletcher highlights Dean Rachel Kyte's 2021 TED Talk "Sustainable cooling that doesn't warm the planet".

Simulation crew members walk on a solid bed of lava.

Next Stop Mars

As space exploration speeds up, engineers and other visionaries help us imagine—and prepare for—life beyond our planet

An illustration shows Audrey Ingolfsdottir, chair of the board of Iceland’s Vatnajokull National Park.

Managing Wilderness in Iceland as Climate Change Melts Its Glaciers

Audrey Ingolfsdottir balances tourism and environmental protection as board chair of Vatnajokull National Park

Fletcher Alumna Spotlight:

Mariam Amini, CSPP’22

illustration from the inside of one of the vans

In the Chaotic Evacuation of Afghanistan, the Tufts Network Arranged a Midnight Convoy

A first-hand account of the effort to help Afghans at risk make it onto one of the last flights out

After Afghanistan Fell to the Taliban, Three Tufts Alumnae Aided Afghans Around the World

An ambassador, a professor, and a U.S. diplomat advocate for those facing danger at home and uncertainty abroad

Malyar Sadeq Azad, A20, F22

School: The Fletcher School
Degree: Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
Home: Prior to moving to the United States, I was a journalist in Afghanistan. The United States is my adopted country.

Rachel Goretsky, F22

School: The Fletcher School
Degree: Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
Home: I grew up in Norfolk, Virginia, which is the headquarters of NATO in North America. They have the NATO parade and NATO Fest every year.