Roosevelt House Opens New Exhibition: “My Most Important Task:” Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Commemorates Eleanor Roosevelt’s leadership in the creation of the Universal Declaration of… 
CBS NEWS, September 2, 2018 “”The Four Freedoms,” first proclaimed years ago by an American president, have inspired (and continue to inspire) a remarkable body of American art…” Read the full…
(NEW YORK, JULY 10, 2018)—The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College today announced the reinstallation of its current art exhibit, Reimagining the Four Freedoms. The exhibition is being…
Works by a diverse group of artists were created in response to a challenge from the Museum to create an artwork that expresses what “freedom” means today. This exhibition is…
Gift Announced on FDR’s 136th Birthday (NEW YORK, JANUARY 30)—A trove of 65 books on American political history, covering the presidency from the age of John Quincy Adams to the…
By Ellen Moynihan, January 9, 2018 “A rare photograph of President Franklin Roosevelt wearing the braces he needed to stabilize his polio-stricken legs was unveiled Monday at the Roosevelt House…
By James Barron, November 10, 2017 “The actor Stephen Lang knew where he was going as he threaded his way through Central Park…” Read the full article Remembering the ‘Lost…
BY KERRY BURKE & GINGER ADAMS OTIS Saturday, October 28, 2017, 9:30 AM Nearly 40 years after she appeared in “9 to 5,” actress and activist Jane Fonda says women…
Contact: Harold Holzer—212-396-6535 or 646-894-6902 ROOSEVELT HOUSE TO OPEN NEW EXHIBIT, WORLD WAR I AND THE ROOSEVELTS: Franklin and Eleanor, Family and Friends Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of U.S. Engagement…
Jack Rosenthal, 1935-2017 Interim Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute 2014-2015 Hunter College mourns the loss of Jack Rosenthal, who we were so fortunate to have as Interim Director of…
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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