Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  > Inside American  FDR Distinguished Public Service Award in Washington DC, April 9th, 2008. Photos by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." — Franklin Roosevelt    Center on Economic & Social Policy > Roosevelt Home > American > Economic & Social (EcoSoc)         The Economic & Social (EcoSoc) Policy Center has its own unique symbol, resulting from a slight alteration of the Roosevelt Institution logo. Inside the blue ring, the scales of justice, pages of learning and power of the dollar are enclosed by linked hands. This imagery represents the dedication of the EcoSoc Policy Center to contemporary societal issues affecting the rights of individuals, minority groups, and all Americans. Whether economic or social in nature, solutions to the domestic concerns that loom on the horizon will form the crux of America's future success both at home and abroad.   In searching for new and innovative ways to resolve social inequities and promote equal rights and opportunities, the EcoSoc Policy Center brings together students whose interests range across a broad spectrum of issues, including but not limited to: Don't forget to check out the Discussion Forum on these and other topics located here.   For the Academic Year 2007 – 2008, using policy as their vehicle, the Roosevelt Institution challenges the students of American University to: Increase Community Development AND Make Democracy Work AND Build Strong Communities Through Equal Justice …and the students of the Economic & Social Policy Center accept these challenges. Stay tuned to this page for updates on what we’ll be doing to address these important issues.       Commerce Diversity and Equality Education Finance Health Housing Justice Labor Minority and Women's Issues Native Communities Pensions Public Works Transportation Urban Issues Group members: Laurie Anne Hughes Amanda Augustine Sasha L Bloch Chris R Carter Stephanie Chk Amber Coupal Katie Crockett John W DeBaun Thomas M Hamilton Alyssa M Hansen Madison R Iannone Jamie D Josephson William E Kammerer Jennifer Levin Laura J Meixell Stephen Meli Avery Miles Angela Nagy Carolina Pena Paul Perry Alysa Pomer Chad A Robinson Lillian C Rosen Jacob D Shelly Luis Sierra Steven M Smallpage Patrick St.John John A Wijtenburg   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359