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
“One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century,” a Book Discussion with Sociologist Nancy Foner
October 8, 2013 VIDEO
A program celebrating the publication of Hunter sociology professor Nancy Foner’s collection, “One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the… Read more
Poverty, Politics and the Transformation of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, 1975 to Today
September 30, 2013 VIDEO
Gentrification and minority displacement are changing neighborhoods across the city. Ida Susser, professor of anthropology at Hunter and the… Read more
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 book Terra… 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
