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Revson Experience
"I have acquired a more nuanced perspective for how U.S. cities have evolved over time and how this history informs and affects our current situation. With a better framework of understanding, I can now refocus my energies on working to improve housing conditions and health outcomes with a clearer vision and sense of purpose."
Ray Lopez (2008 - 2009)
Environmental Program Manager
Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service Inc.
Resources
As one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, Columbia University possesses a wealth of resources that enhance the Revson experience. Fellows make their course selections from over a hundred departments across three undergraduate schools, thirteen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.
Fellows have full access to libraries, archival holdings, computing facilities, and online interactive learning resources.
Fellows are entitled to participate in a wide variety of seminars and workshops offered by the University and its research centers and institutes. Such centers bring together faculty, graduate students, and practitioners to present and discuss ongoing research. Examples include the Columbia University Seminars, the workshops of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), the Institute for Child and Family Policy, the Institute for Research in African-American Studies, and the Oral History Research Office.
Fellows also benefit from conferences, lectures, and other public forums sponsored by organizations within the University, which bring a dazzling array of global and local leaders and scholars to campus. The following list names just a few of the centers that sponsor such events: the Earth Institute, the World Leaders Forum, the Heyman Center for the Humanities, the Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, and the Center for the Study of Human Rights.
In addition, Fellows are encouraged to enjoy the University’s arts and cultural offerings, including world class performances at Miller Theater, programming supported by the Columbia Arts Initiative, and exhibitions at the University’s art and architecture galleries.
Fellows are also encouraged to unwind at the Dodge Physical Fitness Center, take advantage of University Health Services, and to explore the dining options at the many restaurants and cafes located on and around campus.
Fellows also enjoy exclusive use of the Revson Fellows’ office, an on-campus study suite equipped with computers and Ethernet ports for laptops users.