Robert Seltzer Lunch Lecture Series Sounds of Mediterranean Jewry: Sephardi-Mizrahi Songlines Presented by: Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director of ASEFA and the New York Andalus Ensemble and […]
The Roosevelt House Human Rights and Public Policy Programs together with The Invisible Americans podcast invite you to the second of three 2023 events: Child Poverty is Personal: Do You Hear Us? A Live Invisible Americans Podcast with a recorded welcome from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and a keynote address from author & advocate David Ambroz. Millions of […]
This is a book lauch by two Hunter College authors (Deborah Rojas De Leon and Jochen Albrecht) and Laxmi Ramasubramanian from San José. GIS and Housing: Principles and Practices explores the complexities of the present-day housing crisis in the United States and advocates for denser housing alternatives to address affordability, supply shortages, and homelessness. The book explains how […]
Join photographers Maximo Colón & Mónica Félix as they explore their photographs on display as part of the exhibition, Ida y Vuelta: Experiencias de la migración en el arte puertorriqueño contemporáneo at the Hunter College East Harlem Gallery. Explore how these artists have documented the migrations past and present and how their photographs help define […]
Hunter College President Ann Kirschner Invites you to the Roosevelt House series: Mapping the Future of Higher Ed Featuring: Ben Wildavsky author of The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials & Connections in conversation with Daphne Kis CEO of WorldQuant University. Reception and book signing will follow. Warm thanks to Anthony E. Meyer, […]
Local and regional planners struggle to keep up with rapid changes in mobility patterns. This exploratory research is framed with the overarching goal of asking if and how geo-social network data (GSND), in this case, Twitter data, can be used to understand and explain commuting and non-commuting travel patterns. The research project set out to […]
Roosevelt House, together with the New York City Chapter of the Living New Deal, is pleased to present a discussion of the women who supported Eleanor Roosevelt and Frances Perkins in their pathbreaking endeavors to rescue the nation and create a better future. The panel will feature preeminent Eleanor Roosevelt biographer Blanche Wiesen Cook andRoosevelt House historian Deborah Gardner, […]
The CENTRO Archives houses a vast collection of hip-hop and reggaeton records and memorabilia. In fact, both CENTRO and hip-hop were born in 1973 just a few months apart as a form of resistance and since then, have grown and evolved together. Join us for this Library & Archives Lunch Hour as we celebrate 50 […]
Ayana Mathis's first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (Knopf, 2012), was a New York Times Bestseller, second selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0, a 2013 New York Times Notable Book, NPR Best Book of 2013, and was long listed for the Dublin Literary Award and nominated for Hurston/Wright Foundation's Legacy Award. Mathis's nonfiction has been published in the The […]
In honor of Geography Awareness Week, we will feature two guest speakers to talk about current issues in energy and the environment. Speakers: Alāna Wilson, PhD, Mobility Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The last few years have seen significant federal investments in the electrification of transportation, including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (2021) and the Inflation […]
