Deborah Nutter

Deborah Winslow Nutter, Advisor to the Provost for the International Board

As Advisor to the Provost for the International Board and other international projects, Dean Nutter is responsible for the strategic development and management of the university's International Board of Overseers, whose mission is to further the internationalization of the university. She is responsible for conceptualizing and managing the Tufts in the World Program, a program that introduces the university-its trustees and overseers, administrators, and faculty-to the government, business, and educational communities in countries of strategic importance to the university. These annual trips and programs enhance the international presence and profile and strategic relationships of Tufts throughout the world.

In addition to her role as Advisor to the Provost, Dean Nutter is Senior Associate Dean of the Fletcher School. In this role, she maintains broad executive responsibility for developing and implementing new strategic initiatives and business opportunities; creating strategy for and managing the various boards of the school (the Board of Overseers, the Asian Advisory Group, the European Advisory Group, and the International Management Advisory Group); and executive education. As a member of the Dean's Cabinet, she is involved in all aspects of the Fletcher School's operations and works closely with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations on fund-raising and strategic objectives for the boards, as well as leading the prize-winning strategic marketing review of the school.

She is also responsible for the development and implementation of the Fletcher's signature Global Masters of Arts Program, a combined residency and computer-mediated instruction master's program for high-level international affairs professionals. As Director of GMAP, she continues to teach courses in foreign policy leadership, supervise team dynamics, and advise on master's theses. Dean Nutter is responsible for oversight of the curriculum, admissions and marketing, technology, and supervision of administrative staff and thirty faculty for the program.

Dean Nutter received her PhD in Political Science from Columbia University where she held a number of prominent fellowships. She has published in the area of United States foreign policy and leadership.

Title:

Advisor to the Provost for the International Board and on International Projects; Senior Associate Dean, The Fletcher School

Academic Credentials:

PhD in Political Science from Columbia University (1976); A.B., Phi Beta Kappa, with Distinction in Government from Colby College (1968)

Tufts Affiliations:

Advisor to the Provost for the International Board (2000-present); Senior Associate Dean, The Fletcher School (2003-present); Advisory Board, Diversity in Engineering and Science Education, School of Engineering (2005-present).

Courses taught at Tufts University:

Teaches GMAP courses on Foreign Policy Leadership, team-building and supervises master's theses.

Former Positions and Professorships:

Associate Dean, Planning and Research, The Fletcher School (1997-2000); Chairperson, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Simmons College (1980-1996); Professor of Political Science, Simmons College (1983-1989); Associate Professor of Political Science, Simmons College (1983-1989); Assistant Professor of Political Science, Simmons College (1977-1983); Assistant Professor of Government, Bowdoin College (1976-1977); Instructor of Government, Bowdoin College (1974-1976)

Research Interests:

Foreign policy leadership; US foreign policy; US-transatlantic relations; international science and technology education

Publications and Grants:

Grant recipient of the United States Department of State and Department of Education, and the Xerox Foundation. Invited faculty for international symposiums and panels on such topics as transatlantic relations, foreign policy leadership and distance learning. Published work on British political leadership, Soviet foreign policy and Soviet-American relations.

Notable Honors:

Invited Participant "Transatlantic Relations and the Rise of China," Symposium jointly sponsored by the Freidrich-Ebert Foundation and the International Department of the Communist Party, Beijing (November 2004); Panelist, "The Future of Transatlantic Relations," The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the New (European) Defense Agenda, London (December 2003); American Council on Education Fellow, Offices of the President, Provost and Vice President, Tufts University (1996-1997); Fellow, Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1990-1992); Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University (1987-1990).

Notable Professional Affiliations:

Advisory Committee, Aquaya Foundation, Washington, DC; Consultant on Internationalization, Queens College, CUNY (1999) and Boston College (Spring 2000, Summer 2002); Fellow, Summer Research Institute, Harris Manchester College, Oxford University (July 1999, 2000); President, New England Political Science Association (1992-1993); Executive Committee, International Studies Association (1986-1988); President, Northeast International Studies Association (1985-1987); Research Adjunct, Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University (1986-1992); Overseer, Colby College (1988-1991).

Related Websites:

Global Master of Arts Program

Tufts in the World

Email:

deborah.nutter@tufts.edu