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Alumni Spotlight: Coryn Grange (MPA 2021)
Advancing democracy and voter engagement is at the heart of Coryn Grange’s (MPA 2021) work. As a current research associate with the Voting Rights Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law and a former Parke Fellow with NYU Democracy Project at NYU Wagner, Coryn reflects on her graduate school experience and journey in civil activism.
Student Spotlight: Hannah Larson (MPA 2023)
Leading Wagner Womxn, Hannah Larson is creating space for women and gender-expansive people to advance inclusivity in communities and institutions.
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.
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Expert: Texas' Houston takeover isn’t about fixing schools — it’s about “racism and political power”
Domingo Morel in The Conversation / Salon
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Affordable Care Act: Sherry Glied
Financial Insecurity: Jonathan Morduch
Immigration: Natasha Iskander
NYC Transportation: Mitchell Moss
Presidency: Tim Naftali; Paul Light