Alumni Events
Common Meal
Midway through each semester, a scheduled Tuesday evening dinner is reserved for common meal. Alumni are particularly encouraged to attend as are civic leaders who are not part of the Fellowship, but are invited by the Director to extend the range of connections for current Fellows and alumni. 
There is no guest speaker or agenda for common meal; it is an opportunity for open dialogue, exchange of ideas, and building cross-cohort connections.
Annual Alumni Dinner
Each spring, newly selected Fellows, current Fellows, and alumni gather at the Alumni Dinner, which offers a chance for Fellows to bring their interests to the larger group. The event program typically centers on major urban issues—such as health care, criminal justice, and economic development—and features invited speakers.
Past Alumni Events
- Revson Holiday Party
- Common Meal
- Spring Dinner/Induction of 2007-08 Fellows
- Common Meal
- Revson Holiday Party
See the Revson Fellowship calendar of seminars and events for comprehensive information about upcoming programming, including speakers, dates, and venues for our seminars and special events. You may also subscribe to the fellowship’s RSS news feed.
I had been working as a freelance journalist for over a decade. In some ways I was stymied and at a crossroads, trying to figure out how to more effectively write about the issues I was covering, how to broaden my understanding of the way the city is run and why, and ways in which I could reach a larger and broader audience. While a Fellow I took courses in urban planning, political science, law, ethno-musicology, and creative Writing. The courses strengthened my understanding of the ways politics, law, culture, and the urban environment intersect, giving me a grasp of the factors that contribute to whether or not that intersection results in conflict or community. One of the major benefits for me of the year spent as a Revson Fellow was interacting with the other Fellows. From them I got information, smarter, new perspectives, different ways of viewing events. As important, I began friendships and alliances that have lasted to this day. A community of activists/friends whom I can call on for advice, support, and understanding, and not merely of the political kind.
