The Experience

Developing Leadership to Transform Your Community

The Global Social Change Leadership Institute brings together student leaders and recent college graduates from across the United States and around the world to develop the knowledge and skills to effectively advance social justice in their communities.

The Institute is offered by the Research Center for Leadership in Action, an academic center at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School for Public Service, a nationally top-ranked school for public affairs.

Participants learn from experienced public service professionals at the forefront of policy reform and advocacy, coalition building, direct service, and community organizing.

Through interactive workshops, participants evaluate their own leadership values and strengths, dialogue with other emerging leaders working in a variety of cultural and political contexts, and deepen their understanding of how to have an impact on current issues such as international development, migration policy, innovation in the arts, and work with youth.

What Participants Have Said about the Institute

"It was a transformational experience for me as a leader. It enabled me to connect with myself, my core values and my passion."

"The Institute truly has the power to create leaders who can lead global social change and transform communities."

"The social community that has been formed these past two weeks has been absolutely incredible! I have attended many leadership conferences/sessions but this one has and probably always will be #1 in my book."

"I feel so much more inspired to take action and initiate projects and ideas that I'm passionate about. I feel more confident in myself as a leader."

"I developed a renewed sense of focus on community initiative."

"Extraordinary professors and teachers."

"It made me passionate about being a leader and creating social change."

What You'll Take Away

Participants emerge from the intensive two-week institute with:

* A comprehensive understanding of the theory and practice of social change leadership and how social change practices transform communities.

* An understanding of cutting-edge research on leadership for a global era.

* An action plan for addressing a pressing issue in their school or community.

* A program certificate from the Research Center for Leadership in Action at NYU Wagner.

* Relationships with a broad network of committed advocates working on social justice issues.

Institute Participants

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The Institute's interactive workshops offer opportunities for reflection, peer learning, team building and planning based on personal objectives and projects for change.
Participants in the Global Social Change Leadership Institute offer a variety of perspectives from around the world and across the United States.
Senior leaders from across the field of public service facilitate hands-on workshops in which participants can learn from and connect with other dynamic changemakers.
Through the Institute, each participant develops an action plan for addressing a pressing issue in their community.
The Institute integrates rigorous research with real-world experience to offer participants a robust understanding of the nature and tasks of social change leadership and the contexts in which it is practiced.
The Social Change Leadership Institute workshops focus on the knowledge, strategy and skills emerging leaders need to be successful in work for social change.
Participants in RCLA's 2011 Global Social Change Leadership Institute
The Global Social Change Leadership Institute is taught by faculty with deep and rich experience working for social change and facilitating individual, team and organization-wide learning and development.
Together, participants gain a comprehensive understanding of how social change leadership practices transform communities.
Over the course of two weeks, participants form close relationships with other committed advocates and activitists.
Through interactive workshops, participants evaluate their own leadership values and strengths, dialogue with other emerging leaders working in a variety of cultural and political contexts, and deepen their understanding of how to have an impact on current issues.
Learning at New York University offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore the best of the New York City and to study leadership from a global perspective.