On March 1, 1954, Lolita Lebrón led a group of four members of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party in an armed attack on the U.S. Congress, to dramatize the ongoing colonial nature of the territorial relationship, in the wake of the “Commonwealth” constitution of 1952. Seventy years later, while perspectives on the preferred solution may […]
Robert Seltzer Lunch Lecture Series The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture in Postwar America Presented by: Sandra Fox, Goldstein-Goren Visiting Assistant Professor of American Jewish History at […]
Dr. Monique Ross, Associate Professor in the Engineering Education Department at The Ohio State University, will present her experience and ideas regarding gender and race equity in computer-related engineering fields, including garnering and retaining the interest of students who identify as women and belong to marginalized populations. This event is sponsored by the McNulty Scholars […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a lecture by legal scholar and president of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen on his new book The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. In this philosophical exploration of early American political thought, Rosen examines what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to […]
Hunter College President Ann Kirschner and the Petrie Foundation Invite you to the Roosevelt House series: Mapping the Future of Higher Ed Featuring: John Mogulescu author of The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City in conversation with Dara N. Byrne Dean of William E. Macaulay Honors College. Reception and […]
Join curator, Carla Acevedo Yakes, and CENTRO Directora, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, for a cafecito as they journey through entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico. Together, they’ll explore the intersection of art and activism, and unpack the myriad ways in which creative expression can shape narratives, challenge norms, and build bridges between communities. […]
On Tuesday, March 19, from 2:30-3:30pm, we will be joined by former New York City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy Jr. who will be discussing social and economic equity in the cannabis industry and the rollout of cannabis legislation in New York state. This live podcast will be moderated by Public Policy Program Director Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr.
Yiyun Li is the author of eleven books, including Wednesday's Child, The Book of Goose, Where Reasons End, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life, and Tolstoy Together, 85 Days of War and Peace with Yiyun Li. Her work has been translated into more than twenty languages. Li's honors and awards include a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, a […]
Join CENTRO in East Harlem for La Meriendita, a story hour dedicated to children’s books! This month’s Meriendita is Window Fishing, written by DK Dyson and illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. A heartwarming story following Rudeday, who dreams of creating art that brings people joy but instead, he paints to pay the bills. His days and nights are […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of two new histories that illuminate the enduring effect of FDR’s presidency on vital American institutions, one financial and the other legal. The groundbreaking books are Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American Capitalism by financial journalist Diana B. Henriques and; The Court at […]
