What is the future of criminal justice in NYC? How does NYC become even safer after the big declines? In this series of panel events, we will investigate what a safe city looks like and the role that actors outside of the criminal justice system can—and should—play in achieving this goal.
On October 2, 2018, Cecile Richards, Former President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and author of "Make Trouble: Standing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding the Courage to Lead," discusses the role of activism in urban politics.
Professor Jan Blustein’s newest research focuses on hearing loss and its consequences for health and quality of life for older Americans.
Development assistance for strengthening government in developing countries has been criticized both as being too fragmented and too dominated by a cartel of like-minded agencies.
Why is healthcare in the US so expensive compared to care provided in other countries with similar or better outcomes? Dean Glied's talk will examine the evidence on this paradox and describe the implications of these findings for health policy.
NYU Wagner's unique fund provides a stipend to students who take on unpaid summer internships so they can enhance their career experience and make an impact.
Founder and CEO of Acumen Jacqueline Novogratz addresses the NYU Wagner graduating class of 2018.
As part of NYU Wagner's renowned Capstone program, one group developed a digital platform called motivote that is designed to raise young voter turnout around the country.
Since 1995, NYU Wagner has been matching graduate students with client organizations around the world through our renowned Capstone Program. In 2017-18, 71 teams conducted research and identified opportunities to tackle pressing social challenges, both for clients and as entrepreneurs.
Although there is widespread agreement that the American K-12 education system needs improvement, none of the "magic bullet" solutions put forth during the last several decades has made huge changes.
What do thousand-year-old irrigation canals have in common with digital cryptocurrency? Both are examples of community-governed shared infrastructure.
Hillary Dale (MPA-PNP) came to New York City to launch her career in international development. An internship at Action Against Hunger offered her a chance to gain firsthand experience in the industry as NYU Wagner and the Ellen Schall Experience Fund set her up for success.
This season, we celebrate our differences and are united by our commitment to public service.
The Ellen Schall Experience Fund gave Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP) the chance to spend his summer working for the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and to continue to pursue his passion for criminal justice reform in America.
NYU Wagner’s Social Innovation and Investment Initiative hosted the symposium on diversity and inclusion in social finance to discuss ways to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive agenda among social finance practitioners.
Jennifer Geiling (EMPA) left her job as a corporate lawyer to start a nonprofit for adults with developmental disabilities. She wanted to make a greater impact on the nonprofit sector, so she decided to attend NYU Wagner.
NYU Wagner's unique fund provides a stipend to students who take on unpaid summer internships so they can enhance their career experience and make an impact.
Javier Valdés (MUP) serves as Co-Executive Director of Make The Road NY, the largest immigrant base-building group in New York. Since the 2016 election, Valdés has strengthened Make The Road's commitment to ensuring that immigrants’ rights and dignity are respected.
If left unchecked, the global tobacco epidemic could claim one billion lives this century. At Bloomberg Philanthropies, alumna Betsy Fuller (MPA-HPAM) is working to change that.
Mitchell Moss, Professor and Director of the Rudin Center, comments on the recent NYC transit crisis during a panel discussion on NY1's Road to City Hall.
Kim Paiz was thrilled to be offered an summer internship with the Citizens Committee for New York City, but she wouldn't have been able to take on the unpaid internship without the help of a stipend from NYU Wagner's Ellen Schall Experience Fund.
Karina Yevgenyevna Loktionova (MPA-PNP) spent three weeks traveling across Ghana and interviewing locals to better understand commodity chains and food security in the country.
Originally from Silicon Valley, Son Chau (MPA 2017) has seen the dual economic growth and social problems brought on by the rise of the region’s tech sector.
Vice President of Open Society Foundations and former US Ambassador to South Africa Patrick Gaspard addresses the graduating class of 2017.
Professor Thomas D'Aunno provides an overview of NYU Wagner's Master of Public Administration: Health Policy and Management degree program.
Dean Sherry Glied discusses trends in mortality, length of stay, and hospital charges associated with healthcare-associated infections from 2006-2012.
Professor Sonia Ospina discusses an important shift in society's understanding of leadership from a leader-centered approach to a connectivity-focused model.
Professor Victor Rodwin discusses the problems encountered when evaluating healthcare systems around the world at a time when the field of health policy is "drowning in data."
Drawing on her experience from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Professor Katherine O'Regan shares her research on what she calls one of the defining issues of our time: how location plays a role in upward mobility.
Professor Erica Foldy provides an overview of NYU Wagner's Master of Public Administration: Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy degree program.