Robert Seltzer Lunch Lecture Series Trends in American Jewish Names Presented by Sarah Benor, Vice Provost and Professor of Contemporary Jewish Studies, Hebrew Union College Which names do Jews and non-Jews associate most with Jews? How do Jews of different ages, ancestries, and religious orientations vary in the names they select for their children and […]
Join us as author Elif Batuman discusses her book Either/Or. This event will be held in person at Hunter College and online via Zoom. Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all who attend. Upload your vaccination proof RSVP to attend this event in person RSVP to attend via Zoom
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home…” – Eleanor Roosevelt The Office of the Governor of the State of New York with the New York State Division of Human Rights and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute invite you to join us to commemorate Human Rights Day and […]
Roosevelt House invites you to The Inaugural Stepanski Family Lecture A New Series Featuring Distinguished Advocates for Democracy presented in person and on Zoom. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on his new book The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court in conversation with John Avlon. The world got a glimpse of the story U.S. […]
Roosevelt House and the Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College are proud to present a screening of selected clips from the new Ken Burns series The U.S. and The Holocaust followed by a discussion featuring co-director and producer Sarah Botstein in conversation with longtime Ken Burns collaborator, the writer of this and many other Ken […]
The Hunter College BFA Program and the Hunter College Art Galleries are pleased to present the Fall 2022 BFA Degree Exhibition at the Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery, December 14, 2022 through January 8, 2023. The exhibition will feature works by Vie Darling, Ula Movchan, Macy Rajacich, and Hannah Westerman. The gallery is free and […]
Emily Ratajkowski is an author, podcast host entrepreneur, activist, and model. Her debut essay collection "My Body" was released by Metropolitan Books on November 9, 2021, becoming an instant New York Times Best Seller. On November 1, 2022, she launched a new original podcast series "High Low with Emrata" with Sony Music Entertainment, which landed at the […]
Eighty years ago, in 1943, the U.S. and its allies were fighting World War II at sea on two major fronts—the Atlantic and Pacific—with an American navy largely built since the devastating, fleet-destroying attack on Pearl Harbor a year earlier. Now Roosevelt House invites you to hear two of the most prominent naval historians, Paul […]
Join CENTRO & The Whitney for a FREE community viewing of the exhibition, “no existe un mundo poshuracan”: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria, on February 2nd from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. The exhibition, on display at the Whitney Museum of Art from November 23rd, 2022 – April 23rd 2023, explores […]
To mark Black History Month at Roosevelt House, Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, cordially invites you to attend a discussion of the book Power: The Rise of Black Women in America—How Black Women Embody the American Dream, Defy Oppression, and Win, co-presented by the Hunter College Department of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies. […]
