The 2022 midterms saw historic voter turnout after nail-biting races across the country. What are the political and policy impacts from the midterm results? How will this affect the 2024 presidential election? We will discuss these questions and more in our bipartisan post-election rundown. Join Steve Israel, former U.S. Congressman and former Chair of the Democratic […]
When National Book Award-winning graduate of the Hunter College MFA program Phil Klay left the Marines a decade ago, after serving as an officer in Iraq, he found himself a part of the community of veterans grappling with the meaning of their wartime experiences. In Uncertain Ground, Klay’s new collection of introspective and urgent essays, he contends with […]
Beginning as a flagship program of the NYC Health + Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine Program, the Community Mural Project built on a mural-making tradition in our public hospitals dating back to FDR’s WPA program for artists in the 1930s. The Community Mural Project commissioned a new generation of artists, chosen from among hundreds of applications, […]
“At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan’s new book chronicles 10 days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It’s a captivating story about what’s worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again.”—President Barack Obama Roosevelt House is pleased to […]
Join us as renowned novelist and Hunter College Distinguished Professor, Elizabeth Nunez, discusses her book Now Lila Knows. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
