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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, drawing on her experience with The Fair Justice … & Outreach Chair. What motivated you to step into this leadership role, and what initiatives are you most excited …

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Unique Brathwaite… leader and educator with 25 years of experience in leadership development, change management, and fundraising strategy. She brings her … systems thinking and intersectional analysis to explore leadership and organizational change. Currently a Doctoral …

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UPADM-GP.103

Management and Leadership (undergraduate)… Management and Leadership is designed to empower you with the skills you will need to make meaningful change in the world—whether you care about bike lanes, … Management and Leadership (undergraduate) …

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PADM-GP.2110

Strategic Management and Leadership… ("How can we perform effectively in this area?"); and (3) leadership (“What leadership skills are needed to develop and implement … and environments in transition; and leading organizational change. In short, the course emphasizes the multiple, … Strategic Management and Leadership …

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An Invisible Actor in US Governance: the Role of Civil Society Organizations in the Creation of Social Change Leadership… of Civil Society Organizations in the Creation of Social Change Leadership …

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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 positive change. Professors Sonia M. Ospina and Erica Gabrielle …

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Curricular Resources… Commission. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Jennifer Dodge and Jonathan … H.O.M.E. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Melinda Fine. How young women … Dodge, David Gomez, and Jonathan Walters. Building Black Leadership on HIV/AIDS Issues: Unleashing the Power of …

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Executive MPA-MSW… 12 elective course credits: 12 Core credits EXEC-GP 4190 Leadership Confronted (1.5 credits) EXEC-GP 2141 Financial … Decision Making and Management (3) EXEC-GP 2194 Strategic Leadership (3) EXEC-GP 2201 Institutions, Governance, and Public Sector Reform (3) EXEC-GP 4191 Leadership Reflected (1.5) 12 General Elective credits Wagner …

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Laura Gale… Laura is a leadership development practitioner and an Adjunct Assistant … & Consulting, where she works as a facilitator, coach and change consultant, partnering with leaders driving social, … change and specializes in designing and facilitating leadership development programs and retreats. An avid …

Capstone Projects

Innovations in School Leadership: An Analysis of Alternative Models of the Principalship… The NYC Leadership Academy is an independent, nonprofit organization … over the last 50 years and is likely to continue to change in the future, and the NYC Leadership Academy requested that the Capstone team research … New York City Leadership Academy … Innovations in School Leadership: An Analysis of Alternative Models of the …

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Leadership Theory… new knowledge and improved practice through innovative leadership scholarship. Using deep expertise in participatory … relating to topics such as diversity and race, social change leadership, collective leadership, networks, and research … Leadership Theory …

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Lay Leadership Development… The Volunteer and Leadership Development Division (VLDD) of UJAFederation of … to activities and programs, educational opportunities, and leadership positions related to the work of UJA-Federation … agencies. The Capstone team analyzed the structure of lay leadership development through UJA-Federation by evaluating …

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Collective Leadership… Learn about the Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) . Ospina, S. & E.G Foldy. Enacting Collective Leadership in a Shared-power world. In James Perry and Robert … and Mary Uhl-Bien. Introduction. In Advancing relational leadership theory, eds. M. Uhl-Bien and S. Ospina. Greenwich, …

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MPA-PNP Curriculum… Across Differences Organizational Performance Strategy and Leadership View courses in Management specialization focus … and Data Management Education Environment and Climate Change Global Action Health Policy and Management Inequality, … Statistical Methods || Microeconomics || Management and Leadership Financial Management || Introduction to Public …

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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 … Race, ethnicity, and the work of leadership in social change organizations. Leadership 5, (2): 131-70. …

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Leadership Research… The best research on leadership is equal parts rigorous and relevant. Leadership work at NYU Wagner explores how leadership is practiced to make change. We conduct our research with leaders rather than on … Leadership Research …

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Leadership Development… Scholars and researchers at Leadership in Action at Wagner collaborate with leaders in … agencies in designing and facilitating one-of-a-kind leadership development and capacity-building programs. Such … it with the expertise and experience of people who make change happen every day. …

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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 … at Empire BlueCross BlueShield with the goal of helping change the system from within. Muhammad Ali said it best: …

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Leadership in Philanthropy… People are the most important asset for social change and nonprofit organizations looking to increase their … and grantmakers can make intentional investments to train leadership skills at grantee organizations. Led by former NYU … the People aimed to increase philanthropic investing in leadership development for grantee organizations. NYU Wagner …

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Approach to Leadership Development… Leadership in Action at Wagner creates collaborative learning … and better equipped to achieve their goals. Our leadership development offerings include: Program Design & … challenges they face, and collaborate on efforts to make change possible. Convenings include roundtable discussions …

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A Constructionist Lens on Leadership: Charting New Territory… as well as to practitioners on the frontline of leadership development in communities. Ospina discussed the … her colleagues are undertaking for the Ford Foundation's Leadership for a Changing World program and shared with the … lens, Ospina and her colleagues are working with social change leaders to understand how leadership emerges and …

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Leadership, Spirituality, and Social Innovation Minor… The minor in Leadership, Spirituality, and Social Innovation is built … a commitment to social justice, the practice of relational change, and an ethic of religious literacy. Religious … policymaking, journalism, law, human rights, religious leadership, and more. The minor is open to all NYU …

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Co-Producing Knowledge: Practitioners and Scholars Working Together to Understand Leadership.… Service at New York University are partners in a new leadership awards program called Leadership for a Changing World (LCW). The goal of this program is to recognize and better understand social change leadership in American communities. As the research … Practitioners and Scholars Working Together to Understand Leadership. …