The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Executive program in Wagner's Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree helps mid-career professionals prepare for the highest levels of public service leadership. Featuring a powerful professional network and a flexible curriculum, the Executive track teaches advanced competency in leading organizations through change. Students work closely with a faculty advisor to develop individual learning plans based on their unique leadership ambitions and skill-development goals.
Commonly referred to as the "EMPA" program, students come from diverse backgrounds in the public, nonprofit and private sectors and have a minimum of five to seven years of professional management and direct supervisory experience. Graduates of the program benefit from NYU Wagner's deep connections throughout New York City and around the world.
The EMPA program fosters a strong community and provides learning opportunities that are not available in the traditional classroom through highly individualized advisement with faculty, a private lecture series with inspiring leaders in public service and a strong alumni network.
This speaker series offers students in Wagner's Executive and Professional Dual-Degree programs a unique opportunity to hear from leaders in many different fields and with a wide array of career experiences. The series is in intimate seminar style with an accompanying reception where students are able to engage with colleagues across disciplines, fostering important connections.
Wagner EMPA students play significant roles in redeveloping neighborhoods, advocating for social justice and providing vital human and social services in nonprofits, consulting firms, private organizations and government agencies.
David Elcott
Principal Faculty Advisor
Kara Mitchell, Assistant Director, EMPA and Dual-Degree Programs
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Students in the Executive MPA program may specialize in international public service organizations, preparing them to confront the challenges of implementing complex public service policies and programs in different contexts.
NYU Wagner's international curriculum focuses on how institutional structures and managerial processes vary across the globe, and the institutional and political context within which policy is made and implemented. It includes a contemporary analysis of policy interventions that aim to improve education, confront rapid population growth, reduce poverty and the burden of disease, and tackle corruption.
Read more about the international specialization and faculty.
“Wagner was an outstanding education in public administration and management, where I learned practical skills easily applied to the health sector...”
Mara Bloom
MS in Management, ‘95
02/10/2012
Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Award Goes to Two NYU Wagner Scholars
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Recent Graduate John White Chosen as Louisiana State Education Superintendent
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Quotations of the Day
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12/07/2011
Middle class residents could see tax cut; taxes on wealthy would rise
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12/01/2011
MPA Student Wins GovLoop/NASPAA Scholarship
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GovLoop/NASPAA Scholarship Competition - Part II
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NYU Wagner Student's Essay Selected as a Finalist for GovLoop/NASPAA Scholarship
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