Columbia Institute for Ideas and Imagination Announces First Cohort of Fellows

A bronze statue of a woman with a book with her arms spread open, in front of the library of Columbia University

Source: Columbia University

The Columbia Institute of Ideas and Imagination has announced its first cohort of 16 scholars, writers and artists from all over the world.

The Fellows will be brought together for year-long residencies at Reid Hall in Paris, beginning in September 2018. The group includes a sound artist from Nigeria, writers from Malaysia, the UK, India and China, a composer from Syria and an array of Columbia scholars.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation is a lead supporter of the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, which is committed to intellectual innovation and inter-cultural dialogue, as well as to promote deep reflection and fresh perspective.

For more information about the Fellows and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, click here.