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Fall Exhibition: On View September 29 - November 30, 2016
Joseph Lelyveld – His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt
Faculty Journal: Minority Communities & Law Enforcement Edition
Faculty Journal: Brexit Edition
Roosevelt House’s Public Policy students visit Washington D.C. for a day of meetings at the State Department, Representative Maloney’s office, The Brookings Institution and a little sightseeing in between...
Human Rights Program students meet with Dr. Kyung-wah Kang, ASG and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) at Roosevelt House
Visit Roosevelt House: Historic Home of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Roosevelt in New York City
Recent Speakers: Sean Wilentz, Adam Hochschild, Candice Shy Hooper
Roosevelt House Congratulates the Recipients of the 2015 Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize

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 Journal – Minority Communities and Law Enforcement Edition

Roosevelt House Faculty Associate Sanford F. Schram Provides Commentary on the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

Roosevelt House Faculty Journal – Brexit Edition
Public Programs

Upcoming Programs

Fri, September 30, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Film Screening: Hiroshima Bound

Wed, October 5, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Sixth Annual Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize

Thu, October 13, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Ellen Fitzpatrick – The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency

Mon, October 17, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

Charles Taylor – Ways Democracy Can Slip Away: An Anxieties of Democracy Event

Tue, October 18, 2016 @ 6:00 pm

70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green Film Screening

Thu, September 29, 2016 @ 10:00 am

See How They Ran! FDR and His Opponents: Campaign Treasures from the New-York Historical Society

Recent Public Programs

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Latest News from Roosevelt House

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Roosevelt House To Open New Campaign-Season Exhibit: “See How They Ran! FDR & His Opponents: Campaign Treasures From The New-York Historical Society”

Roosevelt House News

Faculty Associate News

Undergraduate Program News

Public Program Summaries

Roosevelt House History

Roosevelt House Faculty Forum
The Intersections of Race and Poverty in the United States: Some Ethnographic Notes
- By: Michaela Soyer
A few weeks ago, at the beginning of August 2016, the 41st precinct in the South Bronx hosted a summer barbecue. My family and I live only a few blocks away, but I didn’t know about the party ahead of time. When my children and I came out of the ...
The Politics of the Brexit and Beyond
- By: Michael Lee
On June 23, 2016, Britain voted to leave the European Union. “Leave” won despite the opposition of every major party leader, and dire warnings from economists. In the United States and across Europe, similar political movements opposed to free trade, immigration and the European Union are ascendant. Was there “something ...
Roosevelt House Student Forum
The Importance of Critical Media Literacy in Higher Education
- By: Ellen Lindgren
We need a “The Breakfast Club” Policy Instead of School Suspensions
- By: Abraham Gutman
Planning for Disaster: Using Urban Design and Planning to Adapt to Increasing Threats of Terror
- By: Jonah Garnick

Special Projects

Politics, Policy, and the Arts

Youth, Jobs and the Future: Responses to Youth Unemployment
History

Roosevelt House Announces Digital Exhibit “Women Take the Lead”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM: HUNTER COLLEGE CONTACT: Dylan Gauthier, Roosevelt House Digital Media and Programs, 212-396-7947 / media@roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu Roosevelt House Announces Online, Digital Exhibit of Women Take the Lead: From Elizabeth…

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

Roosevelt House — the former double townhouse of Franklin, Eleanor and Sara Delano Roosevelt, and now owned by Hunter College — offers visitors a chance to get closer to a…

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College

Roosevelt House, an integral part of Hunter College since 1943, reopened in 2010 as a public policy institute honoring the distinguished legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Its mission is three-fold: to educate students in public policy and human rights, to support faculty research, and to foster creative dialogue.

Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
tel: 212.650.3174 | email: roosevelthouse@hunter.cuny.edu

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