Roosevelt House is pleased to present a special event to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II—exploring the complexities of how, and when, the war actually ended. Convening preeminent naval historian Craig Symonds, international affairs expert Stephen Schlesinger, and Hunter’s own WWII scholar Benjamin Carter Hett, this panel will consider the trickle of events—following VE Day on May 8 […]
Celebrate the work and legacy of photographer Frank Espada with his son & Poet Martin Espada alongside a multi-generational cohort of acclaimed Nuyorican photographers including Máximo Colon, David Rodriguez, and Erika P. Rodriguez! Nuyorican photographers have long sought to document and preserve Puerto Rican history in the city and beyond. Their talents have gifted us […]
Join Professor Greenfield (Director, Arts Management & Leadership Certificate) as she interviews Heather McCartney. As the Director of Dance Education & Family Programs for The Joyce Theater Foundation since 2014. She brings her experiences as a dance educator, teaching artist, and administrator to the organization that has over three decades of education and community engagement; […]
Born in Brooklyn, Martín Espada is the author of more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist, and translator. A former tenant lawyer in the Greater Boston area's Latino community, he has a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and JD from Northeastern University. Espada published his first poetry collection, The Immigrant Iceboy's Bolero (Waterfront Press), in 1982. […]
Fall 2025 Igna Ritcher Seminar Series Presents: Untangling the Evolution of Parasitic Copepods with Phylogenomics and Advanced Imaging Methods. Presented by Dr. James Bernot, University of Connecticut.
Robert Seltzer Lecture Series Zionism and Anti-Zionism Since October 7: The Thunderstorm in the Cloud The Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023 and the subsequent war in Gaza were world-altering events. They should have spurred new and creative ways of thinking on the Right and the Left. Instead, the opposite has occurred. Stark Manichean divisions; […]
Fall 2025 Igna Ritcher Seminar Series Presents: Human Monoclonal Antibodies Prevent Death Caused by MPox. Presented by Dr. Camila H. Coelho, MSSM
Nathan Franz is a PhD candidate at UT-Austin Economics, on the 2025–26 job market. His focus is in development and health economics, especially maternal and child health in India. He is also associated with the research institute for compassionate economics (r.i.c.e.). He has publications in Social Science and Medicine, Demography, and Economics Letters. Presenting -- […]
Join CENTRO and the Nuyorican Poets Cafe for another exciting night of poetry! Come listen to (and recite!) some poetry and connect with your favorite poets in the heart of El Barrio. Across cities, islands, and generations, Boricuas remain connected - by memory, by struggle, by love. This open mic invites poets and performers to […]
Join us for a pre-show talk with the Tony and Pulitzer Award winning writer of Fifth Planet and Other Plays, playwright David Auburn. Dramaturg Christine Scarfuto will lead a conversation about Auburn's career, writing practice, and creative process, which will be followed by a Q&A with the audience. Director Phillip Christian Smith will join the conversation as well […]
