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Roosevelt House Opens Exhibit on its 115-Year History, and How it was Saved — and Re-Purposed — by Outgoing Hunter President Jennifer J. Raab

Posted on May 24th, 2023 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House General News

For Release May 25, 2023 Opening Reception and Discussion Evening of May 25 (New York, May 25, 2023)—In tribute to longtime Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab—as she enters the…  

At Roosevelt House Press Conference, Carolyn Maloney Releases GAO Report Highlighting Pay Disparity Between Men and Women

Posted on March 14th, 2023 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

(New York, March 14, 2023) At a press conference at Roosevelt House, former Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, the Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leader in Residence at Roosevelt House; Congresswoman Debbie Dingell; and feminist legend Eleanor…  

Hunter College to Host Sylvia Plath Symposium at Roosevelt House on March 30

Posted on March 13th, 2023 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Hunter College to Host Sylvia Plath Symposium at Roosevelt House on March 30 Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan Headline Roster of Speakers  (New York, March 13) — Hunter College President Jennifer…  

$10,000 Prizes for Outstanding Accomplishments by Organizations and Individuals in Urban Public Health — Call for Nominations for the 2023 Joan H. Tisch Community Health Prize

New Prize—New Submissions Requested $10,000 Prizes For Outstanding Accomplishments by Organizations and Individuals in Urban Public Health Hunter College Announces Call for Nominations for the 2023 Joan H. Tisch Community…  

National Center’s 50th Annual Conference — March 26-28, 2023 at Hunter College

Posted on January 17th, 2023 · Posted in Public Programs, Roosevelt House General News

On March 26-28, 2023, the National Center will be holding our 50th annual conference at Hunter’s main campus and at Roosevelt House. The theme of the 2023 annual conference will be Collective…  

Former Congresswoman, Carolyn Maloney (left) with Hunter College President, Jennifer J. Raab

Carolyn Maloney Joins Hunter as Distinguished Leader at Roosevelt House

Posted on January 10th, 2023 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

Thirty-year Congressional veteran Carolyn Maloney will spend the spring 2023 semester as Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Leader in Residence at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute. Announcement of Rep. Maloney’s…  

Statement by Harold Holzer, Roosevelt House Director, on Jennifer Raab’s Announcement that she will Step Down as President of Hunter College

Posted on December 5th, 2022 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

There is no way to measure this staggering loss—to Hunter or Roosevelt House. Had it not been for the visionary, inexhaustible Jennifer Raab, the Roosevelt family home on East 65thStreet…  

Statement from Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab

Posted on December 5th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House General News

It has been a privilege beyond measure to lead this exceptional institution for the past 22 years, in effect, through the entire 21st century. But the time has come to…  

Roosevelt House opens New Exhibition: Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York

Posted on November 18th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Roosevelt House opens New Exhibition: Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York Celebrates Federal Art Project hospital murals funded by the New Deal; Marks new book about…  

Remembering James Polshek (1930–2022)

Posted on September 15th, 2022 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Roosevelt House mourns the loss of James Polshek, the brilliant architect who led the restoration of Hunter College’s Roosevelt House from 2005 to 2010. His reverence for this historical treasure and…