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Program: An Abolitionist Approach to K-12 Education Policy How leaders can counter the impact of racism in our schools Speakers: Dr. Robert S. Harvey, Superintendent, East Harlem Scholars Academies Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr., Director, Public Policy Program, Roosevelt House (Moderator) A conversation with Dr. Robert S. Harvey about his new book Abolitionist Leadership in […]

Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented in-person and on Zoom— of Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears. In this essential history, Sears illustrates for the first time Eleanor Roosevelt’s transformation into one of America’s foremost advocates for Jewish refugees and Israel. Deeply researched and […]

Roosevelt House is pleased to present a special panel discussion on Ellen Schrecker’s new book The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s, co-presented by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. Deeply researched and powerfully written, The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s delivers a sweeping account of the […]

Traffic disorder and danger are again on the rise in New York City. Across the five boroughs, traffic deaths have hit an eight-year high, and adherence to rules and regulations is weakening. More and bigger cars and trucks are squeezing into smaller spaces, and new GPS-enabled devices are upending established patterns of traffic predictability and […]

Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented on Zoom—of Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler by David McKean. In this important new history, McKean delivers a groundbreaking account of how FDR’s ambassadors in Europe—all but one—misjudged Adolf Hitler and his intentions. The author will be in conversation with Hunter College Professor […]