2024 Kheel Lecture on Transportation Policy
May 9, 2024, New York — Last night the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College hosted the 2024 Theodore Kheel Transportation Policy Lecture featuring an in-depth and timely discussion of… 
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RH Human Rights Program hosts Tirana Hassan, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program hosted Tirana Hassan, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, at their Faculty Seminar. Pictured: Ms. Hassan seated at the head…
Roosevelt House mourns the passing of Dr. Anita Arrow Summers
The advisory board, faculty, and staff of Roosevelt House mourn the passing of our beloved longtime advisor and generous benefactor, Hunter College alumna Dr. Anita Arrow Summers (’45). A well-known…
Ms. Magazine Brings its Fight for the ERA to Roosevelt House
Below is the full article “Ms. Magazine Has Been Fighting for the ERA Since Its Inception” by Max Fallon-Goodwin published in Ms. Magazine on September 22, 2023. Ms. Magazine Has Been Fighting for the ERA…
RH Public Policy Program Faculty Member and Hunter College Political Scientist, Sanford F. Schram Receives Prestigious Book Award
Hunter College Political Science Professor Sandy Schram and his co-authors, Joe Soss (University of Minnesota), Richard C. Fording (University of Alabama), have won the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award from…
Remembering Eva Kastan Grove
Roosevelt House deeply mourns the loss of our extraordinary alumna, Eva Kastan Grove ’58, a cherished friend to Hunter College. Eva’s involvement at Hunter reflected her deep commitment to social…
At Roosevelt House Press Conference, Carolyn Maloney Releases GAO Report Highlighting Pay Disparity Between Men and Women
(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
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…
Roosevelt House opens New Exhibition: Healing Walls: Health and Art in New Deal New York
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)
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, an integral part of Hunter College since 1943, reopened in 2010 as a public policy institute honoring the distinguished legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Its mission is three-fold: to educate students in public policy and human rights, to support faculty research, and to foster creative dialogue.
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