On January 27th, 2017, a Presidential Executive Order significantly impacted the immigrant community by limiting visas to foreign born nationals. This motion (and subsequent iterations) are designed to promote fear of terrorists… 
“I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” (Pledge of Allegiance, Original Version, Bellamy, 1892) If…
Hunter College mourns the death of Peter Kwong, Distinguished Professor of Urban Policy and Planning and Professor of Asian Studies. Professor Kwong, whose career spanned the fields of scholarship, journalism,…
Manu Bhagavan, professor of history and human rights at Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY, and Roosevelt House Faculty Associate has authored a new OpEd in the New York Times…
We are pleased to announce the publication of the newest series of our online Roosevelt House Faculty Journal – The First 100 Days of the Trump Presidency: What to Expect….
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate Jeffrey T. Parsons, Director of Hunter College’s Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training (CHEST) and Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been featured in POZ Magazine…
After an interdisciplinary and interactive colloquium earlier this year, Faculty Associate Jennifer F. Samson (Special Education) and colleague Wendy Cavendish (University of Miami) now release their colloquium summary recommendations. Below…
After an interdisciplinary and interactive colloquium earlier this year, Faculty Associate Jennifer F. Samson (Special Education) and colleague Wendy Cavendish (University of Miami) now release their colloquium summary recommendations. Below…
Phelim Kine, who teaches as an adjunct in the Human Rights Program at Roosevelt house was quoted this week in the New York Times article, “How Countries Like the Philippines…
Contact: Jeffrey Parsons (CHEST): jparsons@chestnyc.org; or Rafael Muñoz (Roosevelt House): rmu@hunter.cuny.edu Hunter College Center for HIV/AIDS Research (CHEST) to Commemorate 20th Anniversary with Major Conference Focusing on Urgent Needs for Future Study, Further…
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