 Stavridis earned a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy in 1983, and a PhD in International Relations in 1984, from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he won the Gullion Prize as outstanding student.Stavridis is also 1992 distinguished graduate of the United States National War College.Stavridis was appointed dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University on July 1, 2013.