Remembering James Polshek (1930–2022)
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… 
Roosevelt House General News
2022 Pride Policy Fellowship
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Hunter College’s Roosevelt House is pleased to invite students at Hunter College to submit an application for the 2022 Pride Policy Fellowship. This fellowship is…
Celebrating Frances Perkins
New York has honored Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in the U.S. cabinet, by naming 46th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues in recognition of her efforts at…
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House Honors Transgender Day of Visibility
(March 31, 2022) The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House today honors the International Day of Transgender Visibility. March 31 is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and lives of transgender,…
Happy Anniversary Eleanor and Franklin
Today marks the 117th wedding anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Please visit our online mini-exhibit “Much More Than a Holiday: The Roosevelts and a St. Patrick’s Day Wedding, March…
Fall 21 Theodore Kheel Transportation Fellow Ndeye Ndione featured in Streetsblog
Theodore Kheel Transportation Fellow Ndeye Ndione’s research on the challenges of installing platform gates in New York City’s subway system was featured in Streetsblog. Ndione’s cost-benefit analysis examined the extent…
Roosevelt House Welcomes Spring 2022 Eva Kastan Grove Fellows and Leaders
Roosevelt House opened the Spring 2022 semester by welcoming the sixth cohort of students to the prestigious Eva Kastan Grove Fellowship on Friday, January 28. Each year, 25 Hunter College…
Happy Birthday President Roosevelt
Today marks the 140th birthday of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born in 1882. Please visit our online mini-exhibit “Combating an Epidemic: President Roosevelt’s Birthday Celebrations on January 30” created in honor…
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits Roosevelt House and speaks with Professor Joseph P. Viteritti
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 — New York City. Roosevelt House was honored today with a visit from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The Mayor joined the Hunter Urban…
Hunter Senior Devashish Basnet Earns A 2022 Rhodes Scholarship
Hunter College senior Devashish Basnet ’22 has been named a 2022 Rhodes Scholar. He is only the second student in the school’s history to receive a Rhodes, one of the…
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