With 20 months to go until the 2024 presidential election, both parties are staking out policy positions on a number of issues hoping to connect with American voters. To discuss the intricacies of the coming policy debates, join Patrick Gaspard, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress in conversation with Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr., […]
Jennifer Egan's 2017 novel, Manhattan Beach, was awarded the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. She is also the author of The Invisible Circus, a novel which became a feature film starring Cameron Diaz in 2001, Look at Me, a finalist for the National Book Award in fiction in 2001, Emerald City and Other Stories, The Keep, and A […]
Looking for a new book to read? Look no further! Join us for another Library & Archives Lunch Hour on new books in Puerto Rican Studies. The field of Puerto Rican studies is rich and diverse in both its subject matter and those who write about it, and there's something for everyone this lunch hour. […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions by physician, health services researcher, and professor of medicine Martin F. Shapiro. In this eye-opening and powerful assessment of the state of medicine in the United States, Shapiro goes beyond political posturing and industry quick-fixes to address the all-important question: why […]
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab, the Wistarians, and the Dr. John Henrik Clarke Commemorative Committee invite you to join us for the opening of the Dr. John Henrik Clarke Study Lounge. Honoring the legacy of the late Dr. John Henrik Clarke, professor of Africana, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies at Hunter College. A celebratory […]
Poetry has always been a proud outlet for Nuyoricans, and before the famed cafe, there were poets like Victor Hernandez Cruz. Named one of the greatest American poets by Life Magazine in 1981, his work concerns “the history of immigration in a world-wide sense; the idea of civilization coming into other civilizations.” Join Victor and […]
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, invites you to attend a very special in-person event: Speak Up For The Equal Rights Amendment! A press conference announcing a student-led petition drive for the ERA With Special Guests: Hon. Chuck Schumer & Hon. Carolyn Maloney This year marks the 100th anniversary of the year feminist legend Alice […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House and Hunter’s Music Department co-host a unique concert program by Duo Extempore, a musical duo featuring 2015 graduate of Hunter’s MA in Music program Nicole Brancato on keyboard and Evan Jagels on bass. Their site-specific, curated improvisations draw musical inspiration from classical music and jazz—pushing the boundaries of what piano and bass can do together, and redefining the […]
Come celebrate Library Day, where Hunter College Libraries recognizes research and scholarship at Hunter College! At the first in-person Library Day since 2019, featured speaker President Jennifer Raab will give a talk, and Research Paper Award winners will be announced accompanied by a panel of student winners and their professors.
Marking World Press Freedom Day the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program and PEN America invite you to attend a documentary film screening and post-screening discussion of 20 Days in Mariupol. Please join us as the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program and PEN America co-host an in-person only screening of the film 20 Days in Mariupol followed by […]
