Global Inclusion at NYU Wagner
GLOBAL INCLUSION AT NYU WAGNER
NYU Wagner is committed to promoting the values of inclusion, belonging, and access in public service and to bringing a global inclusion lens to the various domains that shape our institutional culture and help advance our mission. We know that markers of difference shape the way we see the world, the way resources are distributed, the way policies are made, the way boundaries are drawn, and the way institutions are managed. We value the multiple perspectives that a diverse community brings to policy discussions, and we emphasize the importance of including a wide range of opinions, perspectives, and experiences to address issues of public importance.
Most academic institutions acknowledge that aspects of social identity shape our experiences on an individual and institutional level. At NYU Wagner, we know how important issues of inclusion, belonging, and access in what we do as students, faculty, staff, and alumni. This immersion ensures that as future and practicing public service leaders and researchers, we grasp how these issues both affect public policy and are shaped by them.
NYU Wagner's work is in the context of NYU's Global Inclusion framework.
We strive to embody our Global Inclusion values in five distinct ways:
- Differences Matter: NYU Wagner is a community that prizes differences. We gain strength from the diversity of nationalities, viewpoints, backgrounds, scholarly traditions, and identities represented among us. We encourage respectful debate and openness of thought in and outside of our classrooms.
- Scholarship Matters: Diverse perspectives add rigor to NYU Wagner’s scholarly pursuits. As a comprehensive school, we draw on diverse viewpoints and traditions to do research and teach an inclusive range of subjects across the public service domain. Choosing a multidisciplinary academic home, and drawing from diverse disciplines—public policy, management, urban planning, economics, law, medicine, business, sociology, organizational psychology—our faculty fosters a respectful learning environment and encourages active engagement in rigorous inquiry and dialogue across perspectives.
- Context Matters: One size does not fit all. The world is too complex, messy, and interconnected. The Global Inclusion lens respects this premise, recognizing that public service works best when it takes account of the specific circumstances of individuals and communities.
- Skills Matter: Public service leaders must understand how inclusion, belonging, and access are shaped by and affect policy decisions, implementation, and outcomes. Skills and capabilities, based on Global Inclusion frameworks and contextual sensitivity, enable our students to effectively work with and within diverse organizations and communities.
- Location Matters: Cosmopolitan, dynamic, and culturally rich, New York City is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse urban areas in the world. Embedded in its streets, and taking advantage of its global reach, we claim NYC as our classroom, our laboratory, and our home.
NYU Wagner's Commitment: Our Four Goals
NYU Wagner’s Commitment to Global Inclusion manifests itself into four goals: (1) Ensuring Global Inclusion in the education experience; (2) creating a diverse community; (3) promoting equity, inclusion, and belonging; and (4) fostering Global Inclusion practices in the world.
- Learning objectives
- Distribution across curriculum
- Co-curricular activities
- Faculty and staff hiring
- Student enrollment
- Faculty and staff retention
- Student retention
- Creating an inclusive culture
- Application (i.e. work, Capstone, engagement, etc.)
- Research
- Programming, research, and knowledge sharing