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Social Innovation and Democratic Leadership: Communities Making Social Change from Below… Combining theories of social innovation and collective leadership, this book analyzes how disadvantaged communities have addressed the effects of economic recession … at the community level. Civic capacity and democratic leadership practices emerge as crucial factors to make social …
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CORE-GP.1020
Management and Leadership… Management and Leadership is designed to empower you with the skills you … effective and efficient organizations embedded in diverse communities, policy arenas, sectors, and industries. In … negotiation. Note: MUP students must take Management & Leadership in their second fall term and must register for …News
Student Spotlight: Robyn James (MPA-PNP 2026)… advocacy, Robyn brings a values-driven approach to leadership that centers storytelling, community, and … Chair the year before. What inspired you to take on this leadership role, and what is your vision? My predecessor, … qualities that continue to inform how I think about leadership and the policy work we aspire to pursue. Looking …
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011)… Elizabeth’s work focuses on centering directly impacted communities and strengthening the leadership of those closest to the ground. Your career spans philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, and public service, with a consistent focus on …
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EXEC-GP.3190
EMPA Seminar: Leadership Confronted… other graduate course work, with a final exploration of leadership concepts, theory and applied practice. The course … abilities to lead, as a colleague who can support leadership behavior in peers, and as one who can promote leadership behavior in supervisors and subordinates. …Webpage
Leadership, Diversity and Race… Foldy, E. G. & Ospina, S. 2015. “ Leadership styles, ethnicity and race. ” Entry for Hou, … and Nationalism. Blackwell. Ospina, S., El Hadidy, W. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from … Scholarship. For the National Urban Fellows Public Service Leadership Diversity Initiative. May, 2011 Ospina, S. and El …
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UPADM-GP.103
Management and Leadership (undergraduate)… Management and Leadership is designed to empower you with the skills you … effective and efficient organizations embedded in diverse communities, policy arenas, sectors, and industries. In … Management and Leadership (undergraduate) …Faculty Profile
Stephen Liebowitz… With a background in healthcare consulting and interim leadership, Dr. Liebowitz brings extensive experience in …
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Selected Projects… Social Innovation and Democratic Leadership: Communities and Social Change from Below is a book that came … NYU Wagner’s Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) is an international network … students interested in better understanding collective leadership and helping it gain traction as a force for …
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Projects… The Collective Leadership Laboratory (Co-Lead Lab) offered Wagner students … for Emerging Leaders in Public Service (FELPS) is a unique leadership and career accelerator program for early-career … think intentionally and strategically about their own leadership and careers. Learn more …
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Social Change Leadership… Strategies for Sustainable Social Change. Ospina, Sonia. Leadership for Social Change: Contributions for a Contemporary Theory of Leadership as a Social Construction. In Barreda, M. and A. … and Sonia Ospina. 2006. Transforming lives, changing communities: How social justice organizations build and use …
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Wagner Management and Leadership Organization (WMLO)… Mission The mission of the Wagner Management & Leadership Organization (WMLO) is to serve as a forum for … Wagner Management and Leadership Organization (WMLO) …
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Alumni Spotlight: Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015)… narrative change, child-centered design, and expanding how communities support early literacy. What inspired you to … and accessible. Your background includes nonprofit leadership, comedy, and children’s writing. How do these … each other? My professional journey across nonprofit leadership, stand-up comedy, public speaking, and children’s …
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Social Change Leadership Practices… Erica Gabrielle Foldy, Laurie Goldman and Sonia Ospina. The Leadership Task of Prompting Cognitive Shifts: Shaping … and the role of cognitive shifts in the work of leadership. The Leadership Quarterly 19, : 514-29. … 2010. Building bridges from the margins: The work of leadership in social change organizations. The Leadership …
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Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)… Personalized coaching and leadership development are key components of the year-one EMPA experience. We empower students through leadership coaching, targeted leadership development courses, and a co-curricular series … designed to strengthen your capabilities in personal leadership development, financial management, leading teams …
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Student Spotlight: Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025)… them with community-led, restorative solutions. In her leadership, she champions a philosophy of "bottom-up" change, … that the power to reimagine the future lies within the communities most impacted by the past. Your journey … & Outreach Chair. What motivated you to step into this leadership role, and what initiatives are you most excited …
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Collective Leadership Network… NYU Wagner’s Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) is an international network … students interested in better understanding collective leadership and to helping it gain traction as a force for … Net aims to: Create knowledge that makes collective leadership possible; Foster academic and practitioner-based …
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Leadership People… At Leadership in Action at Wagner, a diverse group of faculty, … students, and scholars are committed to understanding leadership as a critical dimension of successful public service work. Our leadership faculty and staff come from diverse disciplinary … Leadership People …
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Judy Pryor-Ramirez… Judy Pryor-Ramirez teaches courses on management and leadership, leadership for social transformation, and community-based … Community Engaged Scholarship Taskforce, the Women's Leadership Forum, and The Latinx Project, a network of …
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Alumni Spotlight: Errol Pierre (MPA-HPAM 2013)… of Wagner’s Health Policy MPA program, he has held senior leadership roles across major health plans, including Empire … Growth Officer at Healthfirst. In addition to his industry leadership, Errol is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU … strategic growth with advancing health equity in the communities you serve? For me, these goals are one and the …
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MUP - City and Community Planning - Checksheets… NOTE: MUP students must take CORE-GP 1020 Management & Leadership in their second fall term and must register for … and build thriving, socially- and economically-diverse communities. The courses in this focus area cover the key …
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NYU Wagner Chosen to Participate in Public Service Education Recruitment Effort for Military Veterans and Military Family Members… to build a cadre of graduate students who will take up leadership positions in state and local government … cadre of veterans and military family members to assume leadership careers in state and local government. Through … Wagner, we proudly honor the dedication, resilience, and leadership that American veterans and service members bring …
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Ghanaian Women's Social Leadership Program: Graduating the Second Cohort & Welcoming the Third Cohort of Leading Women in Social Change… On May 2, 2016, the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP) held a graduation ceremony for the … past year, have dedicated themselves to advancing their leadership to tackle critical needs in their communities or organizations. Speakers at the ceremony …
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Global Social Change Leadership Institute… Overview The Global Social Change Leadership Institute was an intensive two-week long leadership development program offered at NYU Wagner in the … developed a plan for action in their own schools or communities and a strong network of other advocates. … The Program The Social Change Leadership Institute integrated rigorous research with …