Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College (Roosevelt House) is a think tank affiliated with Hunter College. It is located at 47-49 East 65th Street in the Lenox Hill neighborhood of Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York City. It is dedicated to analyzing public policy and fostering civic engagement by educating students in public policy and human rights, supporting faculty research, and supporting scholarly and public lectures, seminars, and conferences.[1]
The institute is housed in the historic Sara Delano Roosevelt Memorial House and honors the legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
A small collection of Roosevelt family memorabilia is on view in Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic library, located on the second floor of the house.[2]
Two apartments are used to house visiting scholars and in the rear is a large room that can be used as an auditorium.[3]
Academic programs and scholarships
Roosevelt House offers two minor and certificate academic programs, in human rights and public policy, and sponsors the Hunter College Roosevelt House Scholarship.[4]
Roosevelt House Faculty Associates are appointed from the Hunter College faculty for a renewable three-year term.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/mission/
- ↑ http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/work/highlights-from-the-collection-roosevelt-memorabilia/
- ↑ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/a-home-barely-fit-for-two-mrs-roosevelts/
- ↑ http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/academic-programs/
- ↑ http://www.roosevelthouse.hunter.cuny.edu/rh-faculty-associates/
