We invite you to join descendants of the original F.D.R. Cabinet and Brain Trust for a new public program presented in-person and on zoom “The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great Crises?” As the nation awaits a vote on President Biden’s historic infrastructure bills—a “new New Deal,” as […]
Although the right to health is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the idea of “health as a human right” has not gained traction in the United States. Despite new variants and rising COVID-19 cases in areas with low vaccination rates, states throughout the country have made efforts to ban vaccination and mask […]
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab invites you to attend a special film screening and discussion on the youth activism born of the 2018 Parkland school shooting featuring the award-winning documentary US KIDS and introducing the filmmakers and Samantha Fuentes Parkland survivor, activist, artist and Hunter College student. SCREENING STARTS promptly at 5pm Followed at […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend a New Public Program Presented In-Person and On Zoom “The Struggle For LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education In New York.” To launch the first full season of public events at the Roosevelt House LGBTQ Policy Center under the leadership of its new Director, Erin Mayo-Adam, we […]
Join two prominent New York City political reporters and Hunter College faculty to discuss the political and policy implications of the 2021 NYC Election. Speakers: Jeffery Mays Metro Politics Reporter, The New York Times Gloria Pazmino Politics Reporter, NY1 News Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr. Director, Public Policy Program, Roosevelt House (Moderator) Dr. Charles Tien Professor, […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented in-person and on Zoom— of Breaking Barriers: How P-Tech Schools Create a Pathway From High School to College to Career by Stanley Litow and Tina Kelley. In this urgent and important new book, the co-authors tell the story of an innovative and effective school-to-college-to-career program called P-TECH (Pathways in […]
Program: An Abolitionist Approach to K-12 Education Policy How leaders can counter the impact of racism in our schools Speakers: Dr. Robert S. Harvey, Superintendent, East Harlem Scholars Academies Dr. […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented in-person and on Zoom— of Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears. In this […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend a new public program presented in-person and on Zoom Walking While Trans: The End Of New York’s Anti-Loitering Law. Continuing the first full […]
Roosevelt House is honored to present what promises to be a news-making, one-on-one discussion with Mayor Bill de Blasio as he nears the end of his eight years at City Hall. The Mayor […]
