Please join us for a conversation with author Amy Yee as we mark the release of Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Introduced by Dr. Vivian Louie, Director of Asian American Studies at Hunter College, this discussion will explore the ordinary but extraordinary […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by veteran Times reporter Adam Nagourney. In this sweeping and immersive chronicle of the last four, sometimes turbulent decades of “the paper of record,” Nagourney takes readers behind the scenes as the Times navigates world-changing events, […]
India and the United States will each next year hold what could be the most significant election in generations. This event aims to facilitate an in-depth conversation about what’s at stake. The program features prominent panelists: Ali Velshi, Naresh Fernandes, Mitra Kalita, and Suketu Mehta. The panel will be moderated by Hunter professor Manu Bhagavan. Panelist Bios: Naresh Fernandes is the Editor […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back by Shannon McKenna Schmidt. In this captivating, action-packed history, Schmidt delivers the first full account of Eleanor Roosevelt’s unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater during World War II. […]
In June of this year, on the eve of the annual NYC Pride March, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new, nation-leading legislation designed to affirm and protect the LGBTQ+ community in New York State. Among other initiatives, the legislation prohibits a number of state agencies from removing children whose parents or guardians allow them to receive […]
On July 14th, the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents approximately 160,000 writers and performers in various fields, went on strike over declining pay as streaming services and other changes affect their compensation, plus the threat that artificial intelligence poses to their professions. Other similar unions such as the screenwriter’s union and the Writers Guild of America […]
Join CENTRO and CUNY’s Hunter College for an Afternoon Tertulia on feminist action as a response to intersectional oppression within grassroots organizations of the sixties and seventies. This tertulia brings together authors Ericka Huggins, of the Black Panther Party, Iris Morales, of the Young Lords, and Patricia Romney, of the Third World Women’s Alliance, for […]
Roosevelt House Open House Learn more about Roosevelt House’s two academic programs, Public Policy and Human Rights, which both offer Minor and Certificate tracks. Students will have an opportunity to meet with program directors Basil Smikle and Jessica Neuwirth along with other Roosevelt House faculty and staff, network with one another, and hear from students already progressing in each program.
Kicking off a new season of public programs at Roosevelt House, we are pleased to present a discussion with acclaimed journalist Samuel G. Freedman on his widely praised new book, Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights. In this riveting and eloquently written chronicle, Freedman reconstructs and reconsiders the early life […]
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Craig Seligman’s new book Who Does That Bitch Think She Is? Doris Fish and the Rise of Drag. The acclaimed book provides a vivid new history of drag as told through the life of pioneering drag queen Doris Fish. The author will […]
