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Roosevelt House is Hiring: JFEW Scholars Program Coordinator

Posted on August 3rd, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

Roosevelt House is hiring for the position: JFEW Eleanor Roosevelt Scholars Program Coordinator. (Part-Time, 20 hours/week) — Apply on the idealist website. The JFEW Eleanor Roosevelt Scholars Program offers scholarships, mentorship, career-building workshops,…  

A Television Broadcast of Republic of Detours

Posted on July 1st, 2021 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs, Roosevelt House General News

Tune in this Sunday to C-SPAN 2 For a Television Broadcast of A Roosevelt House Presentation: Scott Borchert On his new study of FDR’s Federal Writers’ Project Republic of Detours: How the…  

Professor Erin-Mayo Named Director of Hunter College’s LGBTQ Center at Roosevelt House

Posted on June 30th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

Erin Mayo-Adam, an assistant professor of political science and a respected scholar of LGBTQ legal rights, will be the new Director of the Hunter College LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt…  

Ambassador William vanden Heuvel

“Hope And History:” Remembering Ambassador William vanden Heuvel (1930-2021)

Posted on June 16th, 2021 · Posted in Featured News Story, Roosevelt House General News

The Board and staff of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, one of its…  

CUNY TV Broadcast of the Roosevelt House Presentation — Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug

Posted on May 20th, 2021 · Posted in Public Programs, Roosevelt House General News

Tune into CUNY TV for a broadcast of the Roosevelt House presentation, “Leandra Ruth Zarnow — Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug.” This panel discussion marks the centennial…  

Roosevelt House Marks Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Posted on May 7th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

We are pleased to continue our series of encore online presentations of Roosevelt House public programming—to inform and inspire us during these challenging days. ***** In recent years, Roosevelt House…  

Statement by Hunter College President Jennifer J. Raab on the Conviction of Derek Chauvin

Posted on April 20th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

Today, we have seen the American judicial system function at its best, the way it was designed to work: with equal justice for all. Yet this is a solemn moment…  

Roosevelt House Human Rights Program Director Jessica Neuwirth Discusses Her Book on the Equal Rights Amendment with YaleWomen.org

Jessica Neuwirth, Distinguished Lecturer and Rita E. Hauser Director, Human Rights Program, discusses her book “Equal Means Equal: Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Is Now” with YaleWomen.org — Read the full article…  

For Black History Month: Celebrating Artist Selma Burke, Uncredited Designer Of The Roosevelt Dime

Posted on February 19th, 2021 · Posted in Roosevelt House, Roosevelt House General News

Read about Selma Burke in this article on Face 2 Face Africa “This African American woman got no credit for designing the image of Roosevelt on the U.S dime in…  

Roosevelt House Marks 79th Anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Posted on December 3rd, 2020 · Posted in Roosevelt House General News

We invite you to attend – virtually The Best of Roosevelt House An online encore of public programs presented at The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College Roosevelt House…