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
Join us for a conversation featuring Michael I. Sovern, President Emeritus of Columbia University and author of the new book, An Improbable Life: My Sixty Years at Columbia and Other Adventures. Mr. Sovern will reflect on his distinguished career in higher education and key issues in academia, such as affordability, affirmative acti... Read more
Join us at Roosevelt House as we welcome Edwin Cameron, Justice of the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court. He is one of South Africa’s most prominent judicial figures and has a long history of activism, especially with regards to the fight against HIV and AIDS. Justice Cameron was the first, and remains the only, senior South Afri... Read more
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath was published seventy-five years ago this April. To commemorate that milestone, Roosevelt House... Read more
Join us for a special evening with one of America's premiere journalists as ProPublica President and Founding General Manager Richard Tofel interviews bestselling author Matt Taibbi on his groundbreaking new book, The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap.
During tonight'... Read more
Thu, May 1, 2014 | 6:00 PM +
Few people have had more of an impact on the recent history of New York City and State than Richard Ravitch. He built some of its most notable buildings, cleaned up its most notorious public transportation agency, helped the city escape financial ruin, and served as Lieutenant Governor in the wake of Eliot Spitzer's resignation. Join us at Roosevel... Read more
The mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II is a powerful but often occluded illustration of the fragility of US citizenship and civil liberties. As such, this event demands frequent reexamination in relation to ongo... Read more
This event is co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science at Hunter College.
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 democrac... Read more
Join us for the final program in the series "Anxieties of Democracy," presented by the Social Science Research Council at Roosevelt House. The SSRC has convened a group of experts on this subject to explore how representative democracy can be strengthened at a time when there is great concern about whether the country's core institutions - electio... Read more
Faculty Seminars
Currently, there are no upcoming Faculty Seminars. Click here to view past events.
Student Events
Human Rights Program
Join us at Roosevelt House as we welcome Edwin Cameron, Justice of the Constitutional Court, South Africa's highest court. He is one of South Africa’s most prominent judicial figures and has a long history of activism, especially with regards to the fight against HIV and AIDS. Justice Cameron was the first, and remains the only, senior South Afri... Read more
Public Policy Program
Currently, there are no upcoming Public Policy Events. Click here to view past events.
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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