The primary aim of The Fletcher School is the same as it was when conceived by its founders in 1933. Fletcher offers a broad program of professional education in international relations to a select group of graduate students committed to maintaining the stability and prosperity of a complex, challenging, and increasingly global society.

Our mission remains:

• 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.