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… 
Cover Story — Roosevelt House hosts United Way of New York City and NYC Service Launch of Ambitious Service and Volunteerism Effort in Partnership with The Franklin Project
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Roosevelt House News
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Roosevelt House hosts United Way of New York City and NYC Service Launch of Ambitious Service and Volunteerism Effort in Partnership with The Franklin Project (07/15/2014)
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Ambassador Samantha Power Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of Stonewall at Roosevelt House (07/02/2014)
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Jack Rosenthal Appointed New Interim Director of Roosevelt House (07/01/2014)
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New Eleanor Roosevelt Exibit Opens at Val-Kill (06/02/2014)
Public Program Summaries -
Jennifer J. Raab: Why Jackie O Still Matters (05/20/2014)
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The Economics of an Emerging City (05/19/2014)
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75th Anniversary of the Grapes of Wrath (05/14/2014)
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Reinventing American Health Care (04/23/2014)
Faculty Associate News -
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate Professor Sanford Schram Brings His Research to Australia (04/15/2014)
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Distinguished Professor and Faculty Associate Nancy Foner Is Appointed to Influential Panel on Immigration (04/02/2014)
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Human Rights Program Chair Manu Bhagavan featured on All Things Considered (12/16/2013)
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Faculty Associate Howard Chernick Appointed to the Board of Seedco (12/12/2013)
Undergraduate Program News -
Hunter Seniors Emily Apple and Andrew Marcus Win NYC Urban Fellowships (04/25/2014)
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Human Rights Student Alexander Simon-Fox Wins Global Human Rights Fellowship (04/02/2014)
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Public Policy Student Audrey Stienon Wins Prestigious Luce Scholarship (03/28/2014)
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The Global Community Must Take Action on Eliminating Violence Against Women (03/14/2014)
Roosevelt House History -
The Roosevelts and John Steinbeck: 75th Anniversary of The Grapes of Wrath (04/25/2014)
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69 Years After His Death, We Remember FDR (04/11/2014)
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A Mysterious Piano at Roosevelt House (04/10/2014)
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History Comes Alive at Roosevelt House (04/09/2014)
Special Projects
Changing New York: A Roosevelt House Policy Forum
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College will sponsor a Summer/Fall 2013 programming series dedicated to understanding the social, cultural and political forces shaping New York in the 21st century. Building upon the success last year of “The Road to November: Exploring America’s Challenges on the way to Election 2012,” Roosevelt House will this year focus on the challenges facing the city as it prepares for the mayoral election in November 2013.
CUNY Institute for Education Policy
The City University of New York’s new Institute for Education Policy is New York City’s first university-based policy analysis and research institute devoted solely to understanding the challenges of PK-20…
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. At Christmastime 1905, Sara Delano Roosevelt promised a new home to her son and daughter-in law Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, nine months after their marriage. In December 1908, Franklin and Eleanor moved into No. 49 with their two young children, Anna and James, and Sara took up residence…
The Eleanor Project
The Eleanor Project brings together the memories of 39 Hunter College alumnae about Eleanor Roosevelt, Hunter College and Roosevelt House. The Project was supported by Hunter’s President Jennifer Raab, and was developed over the 2008-2009 academic year…
Roosevelt House Faculty Forum
Addressing Segregation in American Schools through Fair Housing
Image: African-American students on whose behalf the Brown v. Board of Education case was taken to the Supreme Court (credit: Life)
In a landmark decision 60 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public school denied African American children educational opportunities enjoyed by ...
Mitigate and Adapt: The Lessons of Climate Change for Americans
Image: Extreme flooding in Florida (Credit: Air Force Master Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa)
The grave impact of human-induced climate change is closer to home than most Americans believe. In a comprehensive new study known as the National Climate Assessment, scientists point to the increasing incidence within the United States of torrential rain, flooding, ...
Student Forum
Why Americans Should Stop Being ‘Fraiers’
Image: French Economist Thomas Piketty, author of Capital in the Twenty-First century. Credit: FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Image
One of the hardest things about learning a new language is trying to learn the slang, but even harder is trying ...
Solving The Nation’s Obesity Epidemic Through Public School Action
Being obese in the United States is not rare, but it is detrimental to the overall health and economy of the American public. The U.S. spends $100 billion annually on obesity related medical issues. On March 3, ...
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.
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