Past Events
South Africa, the United States, and Human Rights: A Ripple of Hope
December 11, 2012
A workshop designed for U.S. and global history, government, civics, and ELA teachers.
Hurricane Sandy and Beyond: Engineering, Ecology, and Policy Pathways in an Era of Climate Change
December 3, 2012 
VIDEO
Professor William Solecki (Geography; Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities) co-organized a panel discussion on the… Read more
Terra Nova: The New World After Oil, Cars and Suburbs. Discussion with Eric W. Sanderson and Owen Gutfreund, moderated by Bill Solecki
November 20, 2012 VIDEO
The next administration will face great challenges in addressing continued global climate change and its effects. In his upcoming… Read more
“We are the 17%!” A Panel on Women in American Politics
October 9, 2012 VIDEO
Women remain significantly underrepresented among elected officials in the U.S. – only 17% of Congress is made up of women. But this… Read more
Celebration: Audre Lorde
October 2, 2012 VIDEO
Photo by Dagmar Shultz
Confirmed Speakers:
Meena Alexander, Asha Bandele, Amina Baraka, Rich Blint, Cheryl Clarke, B…. Read more
Confirmed Speakers:
Meena Alexander, Asha Bandele, Amina Baraka, Rich Blint, Cheryl Clarke, B…. Read more
Revisiting the Great Society: The Role of Government from FDR and LBJ to Today was a two-day symposium, on March 14th and 15. … Read more
Making Maps: 30 Years of the Homophobic Right
October 4, 2011
On October 13, 2011, Roosevelt House hosted a co-sponsored event between The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT)… Read more
New Faculty Talk Series: Ruchi Chaturvedi on Clashing for Justice: Political Violence, Agency & Law in India
May 11, 2011
On Wednesday, May 11th, 2011, Roosevelt House hosted the second of a series of talks at Roosevelt House in Public Policy and Human Rights by new… Read more
On April 27, 2011, Hunter College Center for LGBT Social Science and Public Policy Visiting Distinguished Speaker Series presented “Urvashi Vaid:… Read more
New Faculty Talk with Devin Fergus
March 16, 2011
On March 16, 2011, Devin Fergus, new faculty member in the History Department at Hunter College,… Read more
National Health Reform and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care Conference
December 3, 2010 VIDEO
On December 3, 2010 the Roosevelt House hosted a conference on National Health Reform and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health… Read more
Carole Pateman: Two Intractable Problems in Human Rights
November 17, 2010
On November 17, 2010, Carole Pateman, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at UCLA and President of the American… Read more
Dialogue on Food Policy for New York City
June 22, 2010
This summit brought together researchers from the CUNY community and other higher education institutions with policymakers, government officials… Read more
February 19, 2010 Inaugural Academic Conference Beyond the New Deal: Public Policy and the 21st Century
February 19, 2010
Featuring a distinguished panel of scholars and public policy analysts and conceived and planned by Hunter faculty, this all-day inaugural… Read more
