The Jewish Studies Center and Roosevelt House
invite you to a co-sponsored program
presented on Zoom only
The New York State Education Department (NYSED)... Read more
Roosevelt House and The American Constitution Society are pleased to present a discussion of Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a Permanent Criminal Class by Dan Canon. In this important new study, Canon delivers... Read more
Marissa Roth — One Woman Crying: Women and War
May 10, 2022 
VIDEO
Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance
and Rally For Her Justice
invite you to a special program addressing
... Read more
The Departments of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and German cordially invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Afro. Deutschland. (Afro Germany – Being Black and... Read more
AAWW at 30: The Village People
April 30, 2022 VIDEO
In-person at Roosevelt House and on Zoom
Featuring readings and reflections from poets, novelists, essayists, and memoirists including Marina Budhos, Nancy Bulalacao,... Read more
Hosted by Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
The Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Hunter College invites you to attend a webinar discussing the... Read more
John Avlon — Lincoln and the Fight for Peace
April 19, 2022 VIDEO
Jennifer J. Raab
Hunter College President
Invites you to attend a new, in-person public program, reception, and book signing... Read more
Announcing a webinar discussion with notable political geographers who have familiarity and expertise on the topic of geopolitics in post-Soviet space and on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its ramifications.
Please join us on Zoom... Read more
Town Hall on Ukraine: Listen, Learn, and Speak Out!
March 16, 2022 VIDEO
Please join us in the Roosevelt House Auditorium as we bring together our Hunter community with human rights and public policy experts for an open forum to discuss the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. Moderated by... Read more
Reporting Between Borders: A Conversation with Journalist Anna-Catherine Brigida
March 15, 2022 VIDEO
Roosevelt House and The Pulitzer Center are pleased to present a discussion—presented in person and on Zoom—with leading immigration journalist and Pulitzer Center grantee Anna-Catherine Brigida. Examining U.S. border... Read more
Xochitl Gonzalez — Olga Dies Dreaming
March 9, 2022 VIDEO
Join us virtually or in-person for a special event featuring Xochitl Gonzalez, New York Times best-selling author of Olga Dies Dreaming in conversation with Yarimar Bonilla, Political Anthropologist and... Read more
Celebrate Hunter Women!
March 3, 2022 VIDEO
Celebrating Women’s History Month
Jennifer J. Raab
Hunter College President
Invites you to to an enlightening... Read more
Nancy Foner — One Quarter of the Nation: Immigration and the Transformation of America
March 1, 2022 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented on Zoom—of One Quarter of the Nation: Immigration and the Transformation of America by Hunter College... Read more
Tomiko Brown-Nagin — Civil Rights Queen: Constance Baker Motley and the Struggle for Equality
February 28, 2022 VIDEO
Roosevelt House invites you to attend a new public program presented on Zoom
Marking Black History Month
... Read more
The Struggle for Queer and Trans South Asian Human Rights: A Conversation with Community Leaders
February 24, 2022 VIDEO
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House
with the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program,
Hunter’s Asian American Studies Program and Center, and Hunter’s HCAP... Read more
Representation and Justice: African-American Women in the Judiciary
February 23, 2022 VIDEO
To mark Black History Month at Roosevelt House, join a distinguished panel of black women jurists on Wednesday, February 23, for a discussion of the appointment of judges, on every level of the judiciary, who are representative of all Americans.... Read more
David McKean — Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
January 12, 2022 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented on Zoom—of Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler by David McKean. In this important new history, McKean delivers a... Read more
The 2021 Theodore W. Kheel Lecture on Transportation Policy
December 16, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House invites you to attend the
Annual Theodore W. Kheel Lecture on Transportation Policy
Whose Streets?
A Virtual Discussion with New... Read more
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Roosevelt House invites you to attend a very special afternoon public program presented in-person and on Zoom.
Mayor Bill de Blasio
In conversation... Read more
Walking While Trans: The End Of New York’s Anti-Loitering Law
December 6, 2021 VIDEO
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend a new public program presented in-person and on Zoom Walking While Trans: The End Of New York’s Anti-Loitering Law.
Continuing the first full season of... Read more
John F. Sears — Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, The Jewish Plight, And The Founding Of Israel
December 2, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented in-person and on Zoom— of Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel by John F. Sears. In this essential... Read more
Brown Bag — An Abolitionist Approach to K-12 Education Policy
December 1, 2021 VIDEO
An Abolitionist Approach to K-12 Education... Read more
Stanley Litow — Breaking Barriers: How P-Tech Schools Create A Pathway From High School To College To Career
November 30, 2021 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—presented in-person and on Zoom— of Breaking Barriers: How P-Tech Schools Create a Pathway From High School to College to Career by Stanley Litow and Tina Kelley. In this urgent and... Read more
Brown Bag — Post-Election Wrap-Up
November 17, 2021 VIDEO
Join two prominent New York City political reporters... Read more
The Struggle for LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education in New York
November 11, 2021 VIDEO
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House invites you to attend a New Public Program Presented In-Person and On Zoom “The Struggle For LGBTQI+ Inclusive Education In New York”
... Read more
Us Kids — A Special Film Screening & Discussion with the Filmmakers
November 10, 2021 VIDEO
Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab invites you to attend a special film screening and discussion on the youth activism born of the 2018 Parkland school shooting featuring the award-winning dDocumentary “US KIDS” and introducing the... Read more
COVID-19 Vaccine and Mask Mandates: The Human Right to Health?
November 1, 2021 VIDEO
Although the right to health is recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the idea of “health as a human right” has not gained traction in the United States. Despite new variants and rising COVID-19 cases in areas with low... Read more
The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great Crises?
October 29, 2021 VIDEO
We invite you to join descendants of the original F.D.R. Cabinet and Brain Trust for a new public program presented in-person and on zoom “The New Deal Then and Now: What is the Role of Government in Response to Great... Read more
Public Programs at Roosevelt House are free to the public and open with advance registration, made possible through the support of the Charina Endowment Fund and other generous donors.
