Upcoming Public Programs
“The only sure bulwark of continuing liberty is a government strong enough to protect the interests of the people, and a people strong enough and well enough informed to maintain its sovereign control over the government.” – Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt House Public Programs
Please join us for the next conversation in our popular Aspen at Roosevelt House discussion series, as we welcome three of Aspen’s First Mover Fellows – “social intrapreneurs” in the forefront of imagining and implementing innovative ways in which for-profit businesses are integrating awareness of social and environmental impacts into their... Read more
A member in the Society of the Sacred Heart for nearly thirty years; president of Manhattanville College in New York; recipient of a doctorate in philosophy; philanthropic advisor to the Rockefeller family; beloved wife of Jerome I. Aron; pivotal board member of s... Read more
This event will be held at the Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College – 68th Street and Lexington, NYC
Join us for a special program to coincide with the publication of Summer in the City: John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream, edited by Hunter College Professor ... Read more
Join us at Roosevelt House for a book discussion featuring Ezekiel Emanuel, author of the just-published Reinventing American Health Care: How the Affordable Care Act Will Improve Our Terribly Complex, Blatantly Unjust, Outrageously Expensive, Grossly Inefficient, Error Prone System -- an authoritative look at the state of American health... Read more
Please join us for a panel discussion of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire and its effect on labor laws and workplace safety in the US, and of the recent factory fire in Bangladesh and the effect it might have there and elsewhere in the developing world for similar reforms. Organized by Professors Donna Haverty-Stacke and Eduardo... Read more
Mon, May 5, 2014 | 5:45 PM +
India’s general elections are not only fascinating and consequential in their own right; they are also an important indicator of democracy’s global health. This campaign season party competition is intense and public advocacy full-throated; Indian democracy is in vigorous condition. Yet, trends such as economic inequality, rampant corruption, a... Read more
Faculty Seminars
Currently, there are no upcoming Faculty Seminars. Click here to view past events.
Student Events
Human Rights Program
Mon, March 24, 2014 | 12:00 PM +
Leading human rights activist, lawyer, and Co-Chairperson of the Malaysian Bar Council's Human Rights Committee, Andrew Khoo, will be joining us fresh from representing Malaysian NGOs at the previous week’s review of Malaysia at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
To call attention to the long-overlooked climate of repressi... Read more
Please join us for a panel discussion of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire and its effect on labor laws and workplace safety in the US, and of the recent factory fire in Bangladesh and the effect it might have there and elsewhere in the developing world for similar reforms. Organized by Professors Donna Haverty-Stacke and Eduardo... Read more
Wed, March 26, 2014 | 1:15 PM +
UN Under-Secretary-General Ameerah Haq, who oversees all of the UN’s peacekeeping missions around the world, will have lunch with Hunter students to discuss the role of human rights in UN peacekeeping operations, and provide guidance on careers in UN peacekeeping.
Lunch will be served – Seats are limited.
Preference to th... Read more
Public Policy Program
Wed, March 12, 2014 | 1:30 PM +
Ruth Messinger, President of American Jewish World Service, will discuss her life as an activist and politician in New York City and beyond. From serving on the New York City Council to running for Mayor in 1997, Messinger has had a long career of public service and advocacy, which includes grassroots efforts in New York to fight f... Read more
Wed, March 19, 2014 | 1:30 PM +
This brown bag lunch with Ann Buttenwieser, an author of books on New York City history and urban planning, will discuss her work as mother, urban planner, and not-for profit developer to improve the quality of life for all NYC citizens, including her journey to bring a ‘floating pool’ to the East River adjacent to Barretto P... Read more
Join us at Roosevelt House for a book discussion featuring Ezekiel Emanuel, author of the just-published Reinventing American Health Care: How the Affordable Care Act Will Improve Our Terribly Complex, Blatantly Unjust, Outrageously Expensive, Grossly Inefficient, Error Prone System -- an authoritative look at the state of American health... Read more
Calendar of Events
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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