Palak Kaushal

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service

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Palak Kaushal is the Deputy Chief of Staff at the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD). She works closely with the Commissioner and senior staff in advancing the agency's housing priorities for the city of New York, and serves as a bridge between the external-facing work of the Commissioner's office and the internal operations of the agency. Previously, Palak participated in the NYC Urban Fellows program where she worked in the Inclusionary Housing division at HPD and project managed various privately financed affordable housing deals throughout the City. Her career in public service began as an AmeriCorps VISTA in a nonprofit in Baltimore where she helped youth development organizations get funding for quality afterschool programs. Palak holds a Master's in Public Administration from the New York University Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor's from Montclair State University.

Courses

Fall 2023

CAP-GP.3401.: Capstone: Advanced Projects in Policy, Management, Finance, and Advocacy I

Couples with CAP-GP 3402. For MPA-PNP students.

As part of the core curriculum of the NYU Wagner Masters program, Capstone teams spend an academic year addressing challenges and identifying opportunities for a client organization. Wagner's Capstone program provides students with a centerpiece of their graduate experience whereby they are able to experience first-hand turning the theory of their studies into practice under the guidance of an experienced faculty member. Projects require students to get up-to-speed quickly on a specific content or issue area; enhance key process skills including project management and teamwork; and develop competency in gathering, analyzing, and reporting out on data. Capstone requires students to interweave their learning in all these areas, and to do so in real time, in an unpredictable, complex, real-world environment.

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