Start of Summer Session 2023
Summer Sessions 2023 begin today. See more Key Dates in the Academic Calendar (link below).
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What We Need to Know About the Asian American Experience
As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to an end, please join us for a discussion with leading policymakers and educators about the importance of a newly introduced bill that calls for the inclusion of AAPI history in New York State’s public school curriculum. The conversation will also consider a new social studies […]
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik - Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship
Please join us as Roosevelt House and Hunter’s Jewish Studies Center co-host a discussion of the new book Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik. Devoted to ten of the most colorful, fascinating, and consequential Jewish political leaders over the past three millennia, Providence and Power fills an important gap in the study of leadership, statecraft, […]
James B. Conroy - The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War
Roosevelt House is pleased to present—on the day of its publication—a discussion of James B. Conroy’s new book The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War. In this cinematically rendered and gripping history, Conroy delivers the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret parlay in Morocco […]
Craig Seligman - Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Craig Seligman’s new book Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag. The acclaimed book provides a vivid new history of drag as told through the life of pioneering drag queen Doris Fish. The author will […]
We Are Here: An LGBTQ+ Short Film Showcase
As part of its Pride Month programming, the LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a showcase of new short films made by local, award-winning LGBTQ filmmakers. The screening will be followed by a question and answer session featuring the directors of each film. Included in the showcase are the following short […]
Cafecito con... Jacoub Reyes
Join CENTRO and el MAC (Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico) for un Cafecito con… Mac en El Barrio: Jacoub Reyes. This virtual artist talk with CENTRO’s Summer 2023 Artist in Residency, Jacoub Reyes, explores his research on unarchived documents and printed matter at CENTRO’s Library & Archives. His project, “Mi Patria Natal: Conversations […]
End of Summer Session 2023
Summer Session 2023 ends today. See more Key Dates in the Academic Calendar (link below).
Library & Archives Lunch Hour: Antonia Pantoja's Archival Collections
An iconic figure in the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Antonia Pantoja reigns as one of the leaders in community development and as a key figure in the founding of several seminal Puerto Rican institutions. Best known for the inception and creation of ASPIRA, Pantoja was dedicated to the self-determination of the Puerto Rican community. Join CENTRO […]
Cafecito con... Pepón Osorio: My Beating Heart/ Mi corazón latiente
Join CENTRO for un Cafecito con… Pepón Osorio featuring his latest exhibition, My Beating Heart/ Mi corazón latiente, on display at the New Museum. Known for his provocative, sweeping, multimedia installations, Osorio creates fantastical scenes inspired by everyday environments—from home interiors to barbershops to classrooms—that advance critical discussions on topics such as identity, race, gender, and […]
