Seminar: Tanika Chakraborty (IIM–Calcutta)
Dr. Tanika Chakraborty is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, specializing in Development Economics. Before joining IIM Calcutta, she worked at IIT Kanpur and DIW […]
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Composing Jewish Music: Yiddish, Archives, and Memory
Robert Seltzer Lecture Series Composing Jewish Music: Yiddish, Archives, and Memory This talk examines composer Alex Weiser’s evolving understanding of “Jewish music” and the role of the “Jewish composer,” […]
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Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series - The Value of Political Pluralism in Academia
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series “It is better to be the thorn in the side of your friend than his echo”: The Value of Political Pluralism in Academia […]
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Inaugural Tea and Talk with Libba Bray
A New York Times bestselling author, Libba Bray, discusses her latest novel, Under the Same Stars, her writing, and career with librarian Jennifer Hubert Swan.
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Seminar: Mahesh Karra (Columbia University)
Dr. Mahesh Karra is an Associate Professor of Population and Family Health at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Director of the Program on Women’s Empowerment Research […]
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Postponed Brian Jones — Black History is for Everyone
DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. In the next Roosevelt House event to mark the centennial of Black History Month, please join us—along with the Hunter College Department of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies—as we welcome longtime educator Brian Jones for a conversation about his new book, Black History is for Everyone. The author will […]
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Distinguished Writers Series - Susan Choi
The acclaimed novelist, Susan Choi, will be in conversation with Andrew Beasley (MFA '25), with introductions by Adam Haslett, as part of the Distinguished Writers Series at Hunter College. Reception […]
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Black History Month Book Talk: "A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power"
CNN anchor and author Abby Phillip will discuss her new book, A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power, which explores Jesse Jackson’s 1980s presidential campaigns and their lasting impact on Black political power.
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Cafecito con... Alison Rand - Sentido: On Sensemaking & Culture
Join author Alison Rand for a conversation on her new book exploring how sentido shapes how we make sense of who we are. Sentido is a word layered with meaning. Sense, feeling, awareness, direction. It’s also a way of moving through the world. Join author Alison Rand for a conversation exploring how sentido shapes how […]
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Seminar: Temisan Agbeyegbe (Hunter College)
Dr. Temisan (Terence) Agbeyegbe is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Hunter College, joining in 1989 after spending six years on the faculty of Rutgers University. Dr. Agbeyegbe is a research associate with the Caribbean Center for Monetary Studies, University of the West Indies, and has held advisory and consulting positions with international […]
