 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Anna Roosevelt Dall and Eleanor Roosevelt. January 16, 1934, Hunter College Roosevelt House Collection
THE ROOSEVELT HOUSE PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE
AT HUNTER COLLEGE Roosevelt House, a double townhouse located at 47 – 49 East 65th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, was the historic New York City home of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin’s mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt (from 1908 to 1942). An integral part of Hunter College since 1943 and currently undergoing an extensive renovation, it will reopen in Spring 2010 as the permanent home of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College – a new College initiative dedicated to teaching, research and public programming in the field of public policy. The transformation of Roosevelt House into a state-of-the-art facility for Hunter College provides the first living memorial to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City and an exciting opportunity to build on their far-reaching contributions to the nation and the world. Roosevelt House will provide a place for students to analyze critical public policy issues and experience meaningful civic engagement; a place for faculty to research, teach, and write constructively about the most important issues of the day; and a place for scholarly and public audiences to participate in high-profile lectures, seminars, and conferences. We encourage you to explore our website and learn more about the history of Roosevelt House, and about our undergraduate curriculum, faculty research and policy initiatives and public programs.
NEWS FROM ROOSEVELT HOUSE The Huffington Post Publishes Article by John McDonough, Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health (March 3, 2010). To read the article online, please click here . New York Times Reporter Bill Cunningham Features Roosevelt House (February 28, 2010) Click here to view "Evening Hours: Snow Angels" online. Boston Globe Article Features Joan H. Tisch Fellow, John E. McDonough (February 24, 2010) Click here to read the article online. Roosevelt House Welcomes Two Distinguished Visiting Fellows Hunter College is delighted to welcome two distinguished visiting fellows to Roosevelt House for the spring 2010 semester: Dr. Jonathan F. Fanton, the inaugural Franklin Delano Roosevelt Visiting Fellow; and Dr. John McDonough, the inaugural Joan H. Tisch Distinguished Fellow in Public Health. Dr. Fanton, who recently stepped down as president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation after ten years in that position, is working with faculty, students and other members of the Hunter community to develop robust programs in human rights, and will advise President Raab and others on strategic planning for Roosevelt House and other important college initiatives. This spring, Dr. Fanton will moderate "Conversations on Human Rights and International Justice" with guest speakers Dr. Francis Deng, Dr. Edward Luck, Dr. Gareth Evans, and others soon to be announced. Dr. McDonough served until January 2010 as Senior Adviser to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. He was Chief Adviser on health care reform to the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, and previously served as the Executive Director of Health Care For All, a Massachusetts consumer health advocacy organization. A nationally renowned expert on health care reform, Dr. McDonough will teach a graduate course on the politics and policy of health care reform, and lead an interdisciplinary faculty seminar dealing with current public health issues. For more information on the Joan H. Tisch Legacy Project, please click here .
Newsweek features Roosevelt House
The December 21, 2009 issue of Newsweek magazine featured an article on the restoration and renovation of Roosevelt House. Click here to read the article online.
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