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Martha E. StarkMartha Stark joined the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service as a Clinical Professor in Fall 2017. Ms. Stark served as a Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College’s Marxe School of Public and International Affairs. In addition to teaching, …
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Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Public & Nonprofit Management & PolicyRally support and mobilize resources to drive systemic changes that align with social and political goals. …
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Leveraging Leadership for Organizational SuccessAs a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is a critical site for exploring public service leadership challenges and opportunities in a contemporary colonial context. This course explores leveraging leadership for resilience and success during fiscal, …
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Hazard Mitigation, Risk Analysis, and MappingIn this course, students will be introduced to methodological and practical issues involved in carrying out spatial analyses when planning for (and emerging from) an emergency or disaster. The course is, therefore, composed of lectures, discussions, and …
Alumni In Action
Alda ChanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? There's nowhere quite like New York City to study urban planning, policy and design—the City is a living lab of the complex issues we tackle in the classroom and the sheer concentration of urban …
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Online Consumption and Mobility Practices: Crossing Views From Paris and ManhattanThe NYU Rudin Center for Transportation and 6t-research office have published the results of a large-scale exploratory survey on the consumption and mobility practices of the population of Paris and Manhattan (NYC). The survey – which can be downloaded …
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Do Lawyers Matter? Early Evidence on Eviction Patterns After the Rollout of Universal Access to Counsel in New York CityOne of the primary eviction prevention measures jurisdictions across the country have taken is to expand access to free legal counsel for low-income tenants facing eviction. In 2017, New York City became the first jurisdiction to enact universal access to …
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PADM-GP.1801
Communication Skills for Public ServiceThe goal of the course is to help students get the most out of every form of communication: to change minds with the written word, win allies in person, to sway audiences in presentations, and to get what they want out of the various forms of …Alumni In Action
Amanda Wind O'DonnellWhat led you to your current organization/role? Before joining Vote Run Lead (VRL) in 2017, I was CFO and Partner of a Technology company in NYC that I helped to scale from startup to industry leader. In 2015, we became the technology partner for the …
Stories
Creating New Beginnings for Malawians, Alumna Melissa Kushner’s Nonprofit Aims to EmpowerMalawi, a small, southeast African country, is known as the “warm heart” of the continent, nicknamed for the friendly disposition of its people. But the country—nestled between some better-known neighbors, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia—faces real and …
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PADM-GP.2127
Corporate Social Responsibility: Social Finance Partnerships and ModelsCorporate social innovation is an evolving practice of organizations of varying size and purpose to adapt to business activities with mission-driven models that produce social and environmental outcomes. The course will rigorously explore the evolution …Publication
From Rescue to Renaissance: The Achievements of the MTA Capital Program 1982 - 2004In December 2004, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) proposed a plan for the next five years of its capital program, and, concurrently, the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of …
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Master of Public Administration (MPA) — Health Policy & ManagementEvaluate societal needs and form effective health policies that address the latest challenges. …
Capstone Projects
Greening Initiatives for Harlem Hospital Center"Harlem Hospital Center (HHC) is two years along in its fiveyear Modernization Capital Campaign to upgrade its campus and build a new patient pavilion. HHC has a long and distinguished tradition of providing innovative, highquality health care programs …
Alumni In Action
Jen LauWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because it gave me the flexibility to switch between part-time and full-time. I was working full-time at The Commonwealth Fund and was able to cater my coursework to my workload. Getting to …
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Career EventsEngage with Employers and Build Your Skills The Office of Career Services brings many employers from a wide range of industries for information sessions and hosts workshops designed to help you explore career options and build professional skills. Browse …
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Impressed to Inspired: A Conversation with the NYU Wagner Alum Behind New York’s Grassroots Housing Movement by: Rhea Almeida (MPA-PNP) “I spent three weeks looking for a place in Brooklyn and almost died,” a friend and fellow Wagner student said about his experience house-hunting in New York City. As a first-year graduate student, I faced my own challenges …
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NYU Wagner’s 7th Annual Day of ServiceDuring the spring semester, NYU Wagner students across the country came together to participate in the annual WagnerCares Day of Service. In addition to service projects in New York City, alumni in the Bay Area, Washington DC, and Los Angeles …
Faculty Profile
Joy KimJoy Kim, Esq. has been an Associate Counsel at the New York City Department of City Planning (DCP) for the past two years where she advises the agency on land use issues. Prior to her role at DCP, she defended tenants in Manhattan housing court as a Staff …
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Event Recap: ChatGPT for Job Seekers: The Right Way to Use AI to Accelerate Your SearchWritten by Monica Martinez (MUP 2026) On February 4, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services hosted Jeremy Schifeling for a student-focused informational session on using AI and ChatGPT in the job search process. Schifeling is a former hiring …
Capstone Projects
Understanding Variation in Medicaid Enrollment Among Eligible ImmigrantsThis study examines the influence of state policies and political ideology on Medicaid enrollment among low-income legal immigrants. The welfare reform legislation of 1996 changed welfare policy in the U.S. and had a profound impact on legal immigrants …
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Carbon pricing & innovation in a world of political constraintsOrganized by Jesse Jenkins, Leah Stokes, and Gernot Wagner. Thanks to Hewlett and Sloan Foundations as well as the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and Niskanen Center for generous support. (Subsequent workshop, held in November 2020, on the " …