Marking Pride Month at Roosevelt House, the LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House and Queer Voices NYC are... Read more
The Roads Ahead: A Conversation on the Present and Future of Transportation in New York City
June 3, 2026
The Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) at Roosevelt House, along with CIVITAS, a nonprofit aimed at improving quality of life in New York neighborhoods, invite you to attend a special event featuring New York City Department of... Read more
Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them.
–William F. Buckley
Roosevelt House is pleased to present bestselling author Sam... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and political analyst on MS NOW, Eugene Robinson, on his new book, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal... Read more
A Preview Screening of “New York: The Future of Cities” and Discussion featuring Filmmaker Ric Burns
May 18, 2026 
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Marking the 400th birthday of the city of New York, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of highlights from Ric Burns’ new two-part documentary series... Read more
Roosevelt House, together with the Roosevelt House Public Policy Program and Hunter College Department of Women and Gender Studies, are pleased to present pioneering scholar and writer, and... Read more
Roosevelt House, along with the Hunter College Jewish Studies Center, are pleased to present distinguished longtime staff writer and critic at The New Yorker, David Denby, on his new book, Eminent Jews: Bernstein,... Read more
Jon Meacham — American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
May 4, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is proud to present renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian—and one of the country’s most respected authorities on history’s intersections with present-day politics—Jon Meacham. He will... Read more
American Voices presents and Evening with Julia Alvarez
April 27, 2026 VIDEO
Julia Alvarez is the author of seven novels, three books of nonfiction, four collections of poetry, and twelve books for children and young adults. Her latest book is Visitations, a new collection of poetry.... Read more
The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden: A First Historical Assessment featuring Leading Historians Julian Zelizer, John Fabian Witt, Timothy Naftali, and Khalil Gibran Muhammad
April 23, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a panel of leading presidential scholars for a retrospective discussion—perhaps the first of its kind—of the Biden presidency, moderated by acclaimed political... Read more
A Conversation with Chris A. Eng
April 22, 2026
Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland College Park, where he teaches courses on US ethnic literatures and queer of color critique. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of... Read more
Democracy Under Pressure — Redrawing Power: The Supreme Court and the Future of Executive Authority
April 20, 2026 VIDEO
As the Supreme Court revisits and revises the limits of presidential and administrative power, its decisions are reshaping the scope of executive authority. A conservative majority has signaled openness to the “unitary executive” theory,... Read more
The Inaugural Future of Transportation Conference — Autonomous Vehicles: the Benefits, the Risks, and the Need for Regulation
April 16, 2026
The Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) at Roosevelt House is launching its first annual Future of Transportation Conference. This years’ event is co-presented by Hunter College’s Department of Urban Policy and... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a lecture from renowned presidential historian, and one of our most popular returning speakers, Douglas Brinkley, on how executive power has changed—for better or worse—since the... Read more
Marking Women’s History Month at Roosevelt House, and the anniversary of her death, we are pleased to present a screening of Bella!, the acclaimed documentary that chronicles—and reanimates—the trailblazing political career of... Read more
Heather Ann Thompson — Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, the Reagan ’80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage
March 25, 2026
Roosevelt House is proud to present—on a new rescheduled date—Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson on her book, Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, the Reagan... Read more
2026 Stepanski Family Lecture featuring Lisa Graves
March 24, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion featuring legal expert Lisa Graves on her book, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights. “A... Read more
Marking Women’s History Month at Roosevelt House, please join us, in collaboration with Spectrum News NY1, for a special panel discussion on the career and legacy of New York Congresswoman and leader in the Women’s Rights... Read more
Roosevelt House and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) are pleased to present an election forum on the environment featuring candidates for the 12th Congressional District in Manhattan, where longtime Rep. Jerrold... Read more
POSTPONED: First Houses 90th Anniversary
March 12, 2026
Due to an extenuating circumstance, we are postponing this event; please stay tuned for a new date.
Roosevelt House is pleased to present an urgent, and yet historical, discussion about public housing—spanning its past, present,... Read more
Laura Schor — The Whole World Goes to Hunter: Creating a Culture of Excellence and Activism, 1870-1964
March 11, 2026
Marking Women’s History Month, Hunter College Professor Emerita of History Laura Schor will be in conversation with Roosevelt House Director Harold Holzer about her new book The Whole World Goes to Hunter:... Read more
Democracy Under Pressure — Homegrown Film Screening
March 9, 2026 VIDEO
In the next event in the Democracy Under Pressure series, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of highlights from Homegrown, a documentary that follows three participants in the January 6, 2001 attack on the U.S. Capitol,... Read more
Roosevelt House is honored to present the fourth “Little Aunt Dora” Public Lecture featuring a conversation between the Hon. Gabby Giffords of Arizona and Jonathan F. Fanton Director of Roosevelt House Harold... Read more
Abby Phillip — A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power
February 26, 2026 VIDEO
In our next event to mark the centennial of Black History Month, Roosevelt House is proud to present CNN anchor Abby Phillip on her new book, A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power. “A... Read more
POSTPONED: Brian Jones — Black History is for Everyone
February 23, 2026
Due to inclement weather, CUNY campuses are closed on Monday, February 23, 2026; this program is being postponed until further notice.
... Read more
Jeffrey Toobin — The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy
February 19, 2026
As the pardoning power of the president continues to be a subject of significant national attention, Roosevelt House is pleased to present bestselling author and CNN legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin on his new book, The... Read more
Heightened Scrutiny — Film Screening
February 11, 2026
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of the documentary Heightened Scrutiny, followed by a conversation with the film’s director, Hunter College alumnus Sam Feder (’13 MFA).... Read more
ICE Brutality: State Violence and the Machinery of Fear
February 10, 2026 VIDEO
Please join us for a timely conversation on how Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have reshaped everyday life through fear, force, and institutionalized violence. We will look at the aggressive use of... Read more
Ken Burns’ The American Revolution
February 9, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is proud to present a screening of highlights from the recent Ken Burns series The American Revolution followed by a discussion featuring co-director Sarah Botstein and longtime Ken Burns collaborator,... Read more
The Future of Conversion Therapy Bans in the US
February 4, 2026
Over the last several years, 23 states, including New York and New Jersey, have barred licensed mental health professionals from providing therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation and gender identity. These conversion therapy bans often had... Read more
Public Programs at Roosevelt House are free to the public and open with advance registration, made possible through the support of the Charina Endowment Fund and other generous donors.
