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New York Times: “Before That Gilded Tower, Another President-Elect Had a Manhattan Home Base”
Online Mini-Exhibit — December 7, 2021: 80 Years Since the Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Roosevelt House COVID-19 Forum
Unpacking the Tensions Between Minority Communities & Law Enforcement in the United States
Faculty Journal — The Discriminatory Impact of COVID-19
Roosevelt House’s Public Policy Students’ Annual Visit to Washington, DC
Human Rights Program staff and students outside of Rayburn Office Building in Washington D.C. prior to the House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment on April 30, 2019.
Celebrating Our Talented Public Policy and JFEW Students.
Speaking of Justice: Conversations on Race, Racism, and Reform
View Online — A Lens on FDR’s New Deal: Photographs by Arthur Rothstein, 1935-1945
Visit Roosevelt House: Historic Home of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Roosevelt in New York City

Undergraduate Programs

Public Policy Program
The Program in Public Policy is an 18-credit undergraduate minor open to students in all disciplines. Students also have an option to receive a Certificate in Public Policy by taking…
Human Rights Program
Hunter’s Human Rights Program aims to give students the tools they need to address human rights problems intelligently and constructively, whether as advocates, scholars, researchers or informed citizens. Via academic…
Faculty Research

Roosevelt House Faculty Associates
Hunter’s distinguished Roosevelt House Faculty Associates provide the backbone for the important work that takes place at Roosevelt House. Roosevelt House Faculty Associates develop, guide and teach in the Public Policy and Human Rights Programs.
Recent Faculty Publications
Public Policy Program Director and Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr., provides commentary on MSNBC and in The Hill
Public Policy Program Director and Distinguished Lecturer Basil A. Smikle Jr Provides Commentary on Challenges that the Biden Administration Faces
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate Karna Basu’s Commentary Published in Al Jazeera
Public Programs

Upcoming Programs

Currently, there are no upcoming events scheduled. Here is a selection of recent events:
Recent Programs
January 12, 2022 | David McKean — Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
Recent Programs
December 16, 2021 | The 2021 Theodore W. Kheel Lecture on Transportation Policy
Recent Programs
December 15, 2021 | Ellen Schrecker — The Lost Promise: American Universities in the 1960s
Recent Programs
December 15, 2021 | Public Policy Capstone Presentations – Fall 2021
Recent Programs
December 7, 2021 | Mayor Bill de Blasio in conversation with Professor Joseph P. Viteritti
Recent Programs
December 6, 2021 | Walking While Trans: The End Of New York’s Anti-Loitering Law
Recent Programs
December 2, 2021 | John F. Sears — Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, The Jewish Plight, And The Founding Of Israel
Recent Programs
December 1, 2021 | Brown Bag — An Abolitionist Approach to K-12 Education Policy
Recent Programs
November 30, 2021 | Stanley Litow — Breaking Barriers: How P-Tech Schools Create A Pathway From High School To College To Career
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November 17, 2021 | Brown Bag — Post-Election Wrap-Up
Recent Programs
November 11, 2021 | The Struggle for LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education in New York
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November 10, 2021 | Us Kids — A Special Film Screening & Discussion with the Filmmakers
Recent Programs
November 1, 2021 | COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates: The Human Right to Health?
Recent Programs
October 29, 2021 | The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great Crises?
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October 20, 2021 | Brown Bag — Protecting the Ballot: Election Law and Voter Access
Recent Programs
October 18, 2021 | Speaking of Justice — My Name is Pauli Murray
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October 13, 2021 | Brown Bag — Closing Rikers Island: Challenges to Criminal Justice Reform
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June 22, 2021 | David Schmitz — The Sailor: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Transformation of American Foreign Policy
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June 16, 2021 | Scott Borchert — Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
Recent Programs
June 10, 2021 | Eric Rauchway — Why the New Deal Matters

Latest News from Roosevelt House

Ambassador William vanden Heuvel

“Hope And History:” Remembering Ambassador William vanden Heuvel (1930-2021)

Roosevelt House News

Faculty Associate News

Undergraduate Program News

Roosevelt House Faculty Forum
The Fiscal Relief States Really Need
- By: Howard Chernick
Facing a coronavirus-induced recession, states and cities are looking at an acute fiscal crisis, with the National Governors Association requesting $500 billion in fiscal relief from the federal government.
In recessions, the federal government has a crucial responsibility to maintain the fiscal viability of states and local governments. Without additional federal revenue, states ...
Basic Income In Canada: What’s in a Name?
- By: Sheila Regehr
In the matter of where things stand on basic income in Canada, I find that a great deal depends on how it is named and framed. By clearing away some confusion, I think there is good reason to be optimistic about the success of the movement towards a basic ...
Roosevelt House Student Forum
Tipping the Scales of Homeless Dollars; the Profitable Business of Homelessness
- By: Michelle Gomez
Invest in CUNY Students by Addressing Campus Food Insecurity
- By: Christina Valeros
“Kids in Cages” Became “Migrant Facilities for Children” — And Nothing Has Changed
- By: Devashish Basnet

Special Projects

The Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize
Centered at Hunter’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, the Joan H. Community Health Prize offers $10,000 annually to both an individual and an organization in recognition of distinguished accomplishment in the…
History
The Story of Roosevelt House
The story of Roosevelt House, a double townhouse located at 47-49 East 65th Street, begins at the turn of the twentieth century…
Guided Tours

Roosevelt House Guided Tours
Tours are postponed until further notice. Roosevelt House — the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now owned by Hunter College — offers visitors a chance to…

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