Roosevelt House is pleased to present a special panel discussion on Ellen Schrecker’s new book The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s, co-presented by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. Deeply researched and powerfully written, The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s delivers a sweeping account of the […]
Traffic disorder and danger are again on the rise in New York City. Across the five boroughs, traffic deaths have hit an eight-year high, and adherence to rules and regulations is weakening. More and bigger cars and trucks are squeezing into smaller spaces, and new GPS-enabled devices are upending established patterns of traffic predictability and […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented on Zoom—of Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler by David McKean. In this important new history, McKean delivers a groundbreaking account of how FDR’s ambassadors in Europe—all but one—misjudged Adolf Hitler and his intentions. The author will be in conversation with Hunter College Professor […]
The Public Service Scholar Program (PSSP) is a year-long internship and academic program for students interested in exploring careers in public service. The program seeks to raise the representation of […]
To mark Black History Month at Roosevelt House, join a distinguished panel of black women jurists on Wednesday, February 23, for a discussion of the appointment of judges, on every level of the judiciary, who are representative of all Americans. In this historic moment, our conversation will address the importance of maintaining a judiciary that […]
Launching its first full season of public events at the Roosevelt House LGBTQ Policy Center under the leadership of its new Director, Erin Mayo-Adam, we are pleased to present an urgent discussion on the escalating violence and discrimination faced by Asian and LGBTQI+ communities around the globe. In New York City alone, 2021 saw anti-LGBTQI+ […]
Special Introductory Remarks by the son of Constance Baker Motley, Chairman Emeritus of Human Rights Watch and Longtime Roosevelt House Advisory Board Member Joel Motley. Roosevelt House is proud to […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented on Zoom—of One Quarter of the Nation: Immigration and the Transformation of America by Hunter College Professor Nancy Foner. In this important new study, Foner […]
Roosevelt House and The Pulitzer Center are pleased to present a discussion—presented in person and on Zoom—with leading immigration journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Anna-Catherine Brigida. Examining U.S. border policies and […]
Please join us in the Roosevelt House Auditorium as we bring together our Hunter community with human rights and public policy experts for an open forum to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Moderated by Jessica Neuwirth, Director of the Human Rights Program and Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., Director of Public Policy Program. This event will […]
