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NYU Wagner alum bridges divide between vulnerable communities and police
Hassan Naveed (MPA-PNP 2016) strategizes on how to improve police-community relations as the Director of Outreach for the Department of Investigation’s Inspector General for the New York City Police Department.
‘I was reminded of the importance of representation.’
This post is part of an ongoing series of student reflections on equity, diversity, and inclusion in public service.
NYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields
NYU Wagner alumna Kristin Van Busum founded Project Alianza, which provides educational opportunities for children at risk of child labor in rural coffee communities, and she enlisted a Capstone team to help figure out how to expand the organization's reach.
WAGTalk: Atul Pokharel, "Communities and Fairness: From Irrigation Canals to Cryptocurrencies"
What do thousand-year-old irrigation canals have in common with digital cryptocurrency? Both are examples of community-governed shared infrastructure. Professor Pokharel will examine some of the possibilities and limits of communities for fairly governing shared infrastructure—both digital and physical—using his work on farmer-managed irrigation canals in Nepal.
Press
New York Today: Are Electric Scooters Legal?
Sarah Kaufman in The New York Times
Why Trump is trying to reduce the status of the Department of Education
Mona Vakilifathi in The Brookings Institution (Brown Center Chalkboard)
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Affordable Care Act: Sherry Glied
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NYC Transportation: Mitchell Moss
Presidency: Tim Naftali; Paul Light
July 12, 2018
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