Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series The Future of Conversion Therapy Bans in the US Over the last several years, 23 states, including New York and New Jersey, have […]
Dr. Tanika Chakraborty is a Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, specializing in Development Economics. Before joining IIM Calcutta, she worked at IIT Kanpur and DIW Berlin, after completing her PhD at Washington University in St. Louis. She is affiliated to IZA Bonn, CESifo Munich, and the Global Labor Organization. Dr. […]
Robert Seltzer Lecture Series Composing Jewish Music: Yiddish, Archives, and Memory This talk examines composer Alex Weiser’s evolving understanding of “Jewish music” and the role of the “Jewish composer,” […]
Promoting Civil Discourse & Intellectual Dialogue Series “It is better to be the thorn in the side of your friend than his echo”: The Value of Political Pluralism in Academia […]
A New York Times bestselling author, Libba Bray, discusses her latest novel, Under the Same Stars, her writing, and career with librarian Jennifer Hubert Swan.
The acclaimed novelist, Susan Choi, will be in conversation with Andrew Beasley (MFA '25), with introductions by Adam Haslett, as part of the Distinguished Writers Series at Hunter College. Reception […]
CNN anchor and author Abby Phillip will discuss her new book, A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power, which explores Jesse Jackson’s 1980s presidential campaigns […]
Dr. Temisan (Terence) Agbeyegbe is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Hunter College, joining in 1989 after spending six years on the faculty of Rutgers University. At Hunter, […]
Robert Seltzer Lecture Series The Civil War and the Making of American Antisemitism Historians often date the rise of widespread antisemitism in America to the Gilded Age, interpreting it […]
Professor Emerita Laura Shor and Roosevelt House Director Harold Holzer discuss Hunter's legacy as a diverse women's college (1870-1964). Shor's book celebrates the admission policies that welcomed all races and religions, creating a culture of activism that endures today.
