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
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 Crises?"As the nation awaits a vote on President Biden’s historic infrastructure bills—a “new New Deal,” as ma... Read more
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 vaccination rates, states throughout the country have made efforts to ban vaccination and mask mandates on t... Read more
Human Rights Program Events
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 Crises?"As the nation awaits a vote on President Biden’s historic infrastructure bills—a “new New Deal,” as ma... Read more
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 vaccination rates, states throughout the country have made efforts to ban vaccination and mask mandates on t... Read more
Public Policy Program Events
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 Crises?"As the nation awaits a vote on President Biden’s historic infrastructure bills—a “new New Deal,” as ma... Read more
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 vaccination rates, states throughout the country have made efforts to ban vaccination and mask mandates on t... 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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