A Hunter professor’s biography of a once famous but now overshadowed 20th century freedom fighter has rocketed to the top of a bestseller list in India. History Professor Manu Bhagavan’s… 
Media Contacts: Ruth Milkman, 310-871-3055 William Herbert, 518-605-4402 NEW YORK, NY (August 31, 2023)— A new report released by the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, State of the Unions…
Hunter College Political Science Professor Sandy Schram and his co-authors, Joe Soss (University of Minnesota), Richard C. Fording (University of Alabama), have won the Aaron Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Award from…
Jessica Neuwirth, the Human Rights Program Director at Roosevelt House authored the Commentary: Commercial surrogacy bill further erodes the rights of women in The Times Union on June 6, 2023. Read…
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate and Professor of Social Work Mimi Abramovitz was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Lund University. Read the full announcement on…
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate William A. Herbert was in a story on Marketplace about the current strike by graduate assistants taking place at the University of California. Read the full…
Roosevelt House Faculty Associate William A. Herbert was quoted in the Gothamist article “New York’s latest union push is coming from inside the Capitol” — read the article online.
Jessica Neuwirth, the Rita E. Hauser Director of the Human Rights Program at The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, received the insignia of “Chevalier dans l’Ordre National…
Public Policy Program Director and Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr., provides commentary on MSNBC’s Deadline White House regarding the ongoing fight to pass The Freedom to Vote Act…
Read Public Policy Program Director and Distinguished Lecturer, Basil A. Smikle Jr.’s commentary on the challenges that lie ahead for the Biden Administration, both domestically and abroad in “The Hill”…
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