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New York Times: “Before That Gilded Tower, Another President-Elect Had a Manhattan Home Base”
Online Mini-Exhibit — Much More Than a Holiday: The Roosevelts and a St. Patrick’s Day Wedding, March 17, 1905
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
On View May 10–June 24 — "One Person Crying: Women and War" Photographs by Marissa Roth
Online Mini-Exhibit — Combating an Epidemic: President Roosevelt’s Birthday Celebrations
Visit Roosevelt House: Historic Home of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Roosevelt in New York City

Undergraduate Programs

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…
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…
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
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate William A. Herbert quoted in the Gothamist
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
Public Programs

Upcoming Programs

Come back soon for an updated list of events. Meanwhile, these are some recent events:
Recent Programs
July 20, 2022 | Benjamin Hett & Michael Wala — Otto John: Patriot or Traitor
Recent Programs
June 28, 2022 | A Conversation with Congressman Ritchie Torres on the Future of Puerto Rico
Recent Programs
June 23, 2022 | “FIREBIRD” A Film Screening and Discussion with the Stars and Director
Recent Programs
June 17, 2022 | Reproductive (In)Justice in America
Recent Programs
June 13, 2022 | Breached!: Why Data Security Law Fails and How to Improve it
Recent Programs
June 9, 2022 | Hugh Ryan — The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison
Recent Programs
June 2, 2022 | Craig L. Symonds — Nimitz at War: Command Leadership from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay
Recent Programs
May 31, 2022 | Forging Allyship Beyond Corporate America: A Conversation between Researchers and Practitioners
Recent Programs
May 24, 2022 | Maia Weinstock — Carbon Queen: The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus
Recent Programs
May 18, 2022 | The Campaign For Equivalent Education At Hasidic Yeshivas
Recent Programs
May 16, 2022 | Dan Canon — Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class
Recent Programs
May 10, 2022 | Marissa Roth — One Woman Crying: Women and War
Recent Programs
May 5, 2022 | Jana Pareigis — Afro. Deutschland. (Afro Germany – Being Black and German)
Recent Programs
May 4, 2022 | The LGBTQ Homelessness Crisis in New York
Recent Programs
May 2, 2022 | POSTPONED — Atrocities Against Uyghurs: Law and Politics
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April 30, 2022 | AAWW at 30: The Village People
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April 27, 2022 | IPCC Report Challenges: Climate Emergency and Climate Justice
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April 19, 2022 | John Avlon — Lincoln and the Fight for Peace
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April 11, 2022 | Intimate Partner Violence: Art, Education, and Advocacy
Recent Programs
April 6, 2022 | Technology and Society in the Next Generation: Growth, Security, and Well-Being (April 6-8, 2022 )

Latest News from Roosevelt House

Celebrating Frances Perkins

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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