A groundbreaking scholar, activist, and longtime professor of political science at Hunter College, the late Kenneth Sherrill (1942-2023) was the first out gay elected official in New York State. A former Democratic District Leader, and pioneer of the analysis of the LGBTQ vote, Sherrill laid “the foundation for the study of LGBTQ Politics in America,” […]
Book Signing and Pizza to Follow By 2028, Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha will be the largest group of eligible voters in the country. But youth voter turnout in recent presidential elections has remained ominously low. Voters under 25 were half as likely to vote in 2020 as voters over the age of 65; and, in 2020, when voter […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House—together with Hunter College’s Office of the President and MFA in Creative Writing Program—celebrate the artistry of the great Sandra Cisneros on the 40th anniversary of the publication of the The House on Mango Street. To mark the occasion, American Voices: The Sandra Cisneros Symposium at Hunter College will bring together leading authors, journalists, scholars, singers, […]
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Program, together with the Hunter College Department of Political Science, is pleased to present a panel discussion on the key policy issues shaping the historic 2024 Presidential Election—featuring expert analysis from Hunter faculty members. As Election Day nears, this event will provide an opportunity to learn from some of our […]
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series We Need to Build: Pluralism and Its Possibilities Join us at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College for a talk with internationally renowned scholar and civil leader on interfaith cooperation and pluralism, Eboo Patel, founder of Interfaith America. The 21st-century American city on a hill has a […]
Roosevelt House presents an election reaction panel featuring New York journalists and former political leaders assessing the result of the 2024 presidential election, and where the nation goes from here. This event will provide an opportunity to the Hunter community and beyond to respond to, and ask questions about, the defeat of Democratic nominee Kamala […]
Hunter College will host legendary poet and alumna Sonia Sanchez ’55 on December 9 to celebrate her extraordinary career and recent 90th birthday. “An Evening with Sonia Sanchez” will feature a reading from the poet and tributes from renowned verse writers. A pioneering figure in the Black Arts Movement, Sanchez for decades has captivated audiences […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of historian Nigel Hamilton’s new book Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents. In this vivid and unique dual biography, Hamilton delivers the riveting Civil War tale of how two concurrent American “presidents” faced off as the fate of the nation hung in the balance—and how Abraham Lincoln came to […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America by Luis A. Miranda Jr.—father of Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and longtime star in his own right of the New York political scene. In this deeply personal and inspiring memoir, Miranda articulates his profound understanding of how […]
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series Talking About Israel & Palestine After October 7th Speaker: Ari L. Goldman Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Director, Scripps Howard Program in Religion, Journalism and the Spiritual Life, Columbia University Speaker: Gregory Khalil President and Co-Founder of Telos; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism at Columbia University Reception to […]
