Benjamin Carter Hett – The Death of Democracy: Hitler’s Rise to Power and the Downfall of the Weimar Republic
April 10, 2018 
VIDEO
Please join us at Roosevelt House as we welcome Benjamin C. Hett, professor of history at Hunter College and the Graduate… Read more
Engaging #MeToo: Marginalized Voices in the Campaign to End Sexual Harassment and Violence
March 20, 2018 VIDEO
The #MeToo campaign, founded in 2006 by activist Tarana Burke, has recently reignited a global conversation about sexual harassment and violence… Read more
Science, Policy and Populism: The Obama Years and Beyond, A Conversation with Kei Koizumi and Mike Lubell
October 4, 2017
In this conversation about science and public policy, Kei Koizumi will reflect on his eight years at the White House Office of… Read more
Hate Speech and Human Rights, A Panel Discussion
September 28, 2017
Among liberal democracies, the United States stands alone in its defense of hate speech as integral to upholding the First… Read more
Joseph P. Viteritti – The Pragmatist: Bill de Blasio’s Quest to Save the Soul of New York
September 27, 2017 VIDEO
Please join us at Roosevelt House as we welcome Hunter College’s own Joseph P. Viteritti to mark the publication of his… Read more
The Taylor Law in Perspective at 50
September 26, 2017
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Employees Fair Employment Act, commonly known as the Taylor Law. This New York Law was one of the… Read more
Women, Diversity, and Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities
September 13, 2017 VIDEO
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, together with the India Center Foundation, the FTI Women’s Initiative, and… Read more
Organized by the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, Basic Income Canada, and Silberman School of Social Work (Hunter College) Associate… Read more
The City University of New York (CUNY) Institute for Sustainable Cities and the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College host… Read more
Join us for our last in a series of public events to create dialogues among veterans, their families, and other members of the community…. Read more
America: Equity and Equality in Health
May 1, 2017 VIDEO
Please join us for a conference marking a special issue of the U.K. medical journal The Lancet, ‘America: Equity and Equality in… Read more
The Trump Era: The First 100 Days
April 27, 2017
Donald Trump recently hit the 100-day mark of his Presidency. From healthcare to national security to tax reform, how has his time in office… Read more
Morality In Relief – Crossing the Divide: Homecoming as a Collective Responsibility
April 25, 2017 VIDEO
Join us for the third in a series of public events to create dialogues among veterans, their families, and other members of the community…. Read more
Please join us at Roosevelt House for a special evening conference on the future of urban transportation, The… Read more
Drawing on her recent book, Afterwar, Nancy Sherman explores moral injury and PTSD through the lens of moral philosophy… Read more
How Did Clinton Lose? How Do Women Win?
March 13, 2017
This lecture is presented by the New York Area Political Theory Faculty Seminar and supported by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute… Read more
LGBTQ Aging: A Research-to-Policy Symposium
March 2, 2017
A Warrior Ethos: Ancient and Modern
February 28, 2017 VIDEO
Join us for the first in a series of public events to create dialogues among veterans, their families, and other members of the community…. Read more
The First 100 Days of the Trump Presidency: What to Expect
February 7, 2017 VIDEO
Donald J. Trump’s election as the 45th President of the United States has come at a time of great political polarization… Read more
Gender, Humiliation and Radical Islamist Rhetoric: Orientalist Lineage, Neoconservative Conceit, Islamist Trope – Navigating the Nexus
November 15, 2016 VIDEO
You are invited to attend a special lecture featuring Professor Roxanne Euben (Wellesley… Read more
70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green Film Screening
October 18, 2016
70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green Film Screening with Dir. Ronit Bezalel
For 70 years, there stood a public housing community in… Read more
For 70 years, there stood a public housing community in… Read more
The Untold Story of Welfare Reform: Low-Income Women’s Activism
September 29, 2016
Twenty years ago, with bipartisan support, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act that… Read more
Donna Haverty-Stacke – “Trotskyists on Trial: Free Speech and Political Persecution Since the Age of FDR”
March 23, 2016 VIDEO
A book discussion featuring Donna Haverty-Stacke, Associate Professor of History at Hunter College… Read more
Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s wave of Great Society legislation gave historic momentum to greater economic and racial… Read more
Climate Injustice: Are There Solutions?
March 6, 2015
A two-day academic conference.
Realizing Democracy, Theorizing for a Global Age
March 3, 2015 VIDEO
How can we confront the problems of diminished democracy, pervasive economic inequality, and persistent global poverty? Is it possible to fulfill… Read more
Making the Emergent City: A Panel Discussion
May 12, 2014 VIDEO
Co-presented with the World Policy Institute.
With: Nicholas Freudenberg & Nancy Romer; Moderated by Dr. Thomas A. Farley
Leading human rights activist, lawyer, and Co-Chairperson of the Malaysian Bar Council’s Human Rights Committee, Andrew… Read more
