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Maria Torres-Springer Appointed President of the Charles H. Revson Foundation

Innovative program at CUNY colleges retools Hillels as social service hubs for students

Just 90 NYC high schools offer journalism classes. A new movement is trying to change that.

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Meeting social and spiritual needs of diverse communities in Israel and North America

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The Foundation was created by Charles H. Revson in 1956. Its leadership has sought to apply his high standards, creativity, and enthusiasm for New York City to contemporary needs and issues.

Books We’re Reading Now

The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource
by Chris Hayes

The Gods of New York: The Tumultuous Eighties, from Donald Trump to the Tompkins Square Riots
by Jonathan Mahler

Small Rain
by Garth Greenwell

How Isn’t Going?: Conversations After October 7
by Delphine Horvilleur (Author), Lisa Appignanesi (Translator)

 

 

 

Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service
by Michael Lewis

Thoreau’s Axe: Distraction and Discipline in American Culture
by Caleb Smith

 

 

Living with Our Dead: On Loss and Consolation
by Delphine Horvilleur (Author), Lisa Appignanesi (Translator)

Chain Gang All-Stars
by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah