Marking Black History Month at Roosevelt House and Celebrating Legendary Writer and Hunter College Alumna Audre Lorde featuring Alexis Pauline Gumbs on her new book Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde in conversation with Mecca Jamilah Sullivan Roosevelt House, along with the Hunter College Department of Women and Gender Studies, is […]
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 […]
Council Member Keith Powers represents New York City’s Council District 4, covering Manhattan’s East Side and Midtown. Council Member Powers was recognized as New York City’s top lawmaker in 2019 by City and State and has also been selected as a CUNY Lindsay Fellow and NewDEAL Leader. He currently serves as Chair of the City […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Please save the date. Roosevelt House Auditorium. Lunch will be served beginning at 1:15 pm in the Four Freedom’s Room. Annette Nielsen, former Executive Director of the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center. Prior to that time, Ms. Nielsen led the New York City office for the New York State Department of Agriculture […]
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 […]
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 […]
