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Social Investment Through the Lens of MicrofinanceThe reality of social investment can be messy. How could it not be? The aim is to support a new sort of capitalist endeavor driven by pursuit of social progress rather than just pursuit of profit. Yet modern history has been shaped by the tensions between …
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Katie LyonWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I remember when I went to Accepted Students Day before the semester started. I was so inspired by fellow students, and I felt like I finally found the people who cared about similar problems and issues. …
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Replicating Microfinance in the United States: Opportunities and ChallengesMicrofinance was pioneered in the developing world as the lending of small amounts of money to entrepreneurs who lacked the kinds of credentials and collateral demanded by banks. Similar practices spread from the developing to the developed world, …
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Student Spotlight: Lenny Cabral (MPA 2023)In her final year, Lenny Cabral (MPA 2023) reflects on the relationships and community of the Black Student Association (BSA) as well as her Capstone experience in the Dominican Republic which allowed for hands-on learning in international development and …
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WAGTalk Rajeev Dehejia, “Children and Mothers’ Work: Two Centuries of Evidence”Labor force participation of women has declined over the last ten years in both the United States and the developing world. Are these phenomena linked? And what can we do about …
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Racial/Ethnic Identity, Congruence with the Social Context, and the Transition to High SchoolThe transition to high school may serve as a race/ethnicity consciousness-raising experience that stimulates the development of one's racial/ethnic identity depending on newcomers' racial/ethnic congruence with the student body and staff, as well as their …
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Alec Schierenbeck Discusses Affordable Housing in NYC at 2025 Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy ForumOn October 16, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted its annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum featuring guest speaker Alec Schierenbeck, executive director of the Charter Revision Commission and general counsel for the Department of City Planning. Wagner’s Main …
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The Way We Were?Discusses the possible reform of Social Security in the United States (US). Social Security myths and realities; Implication of social welfare problems; Options of the US Congress in …
Capstone Projects
UNIT COST ANALYSIS FOR COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAMSThe Institute for Community Living (ICL) is a nonprofit human service agency that provides clinical, rehabilitation, housing, and other support services to assist individuals and families affected by or at risk of mental illness in New York City. ICL runs …
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International ApplicantsStudents entering an NYU Wagner master's program are required to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or an equivalent degree from a foreign country. If you received an undergraduate degree from an institution …
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Social FinanceThis Advanced Certificate draws from NYU Wagner’s established and innovative curriculum in social finance. Coursework focuses on impact investment, program-related investment, and financial management providing you with the skills you need to practice in …
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Lisa Ellen Goldberg FellowshipLisa Ellen Goldberg, the celebrated president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation and beloved wife of John Sexton, the former president of New York University, was a dynamic force in the world of philanthropy and the Jewish community. Prior to her death …
Capstone Projects
Creation and surveying of customer satisfactionSince 1967, Legal Services New York City (LSNYC) has fought poverty and injustice by providing expert legal advice to low-income residents of NYC. Currently, LSNYC has more than 50 offices spread across all five boroughs and serves over 60,000 New Yorkers …
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Improving Gender Imbalance in VolunteeringRepair the World is a nonprofit organization dedicated to making service a defining element of American Jewish life, learning, and leadership. Repair the World is poised to move from grant making to program implementation, and has identified a gender …
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Pan Asian Student AllianceMission PASA is committed to raising visibility and awareness regarding AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) social and policy issues, both domestic and international, within the public service sector and the wider community. We strive to provide a …
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Comparison of rehospitalization rates in France and the United StatesObjective: To compare rates of 30-day all-cause rehospitalization in France and the US among patients aged 65 years and older and explain any difference between the countries. Methods: To calculate rehospitalization rates in France, we use an individual …
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Race, Class and Social Control in the StreetsJane Jacobs has recently become the most popular, pop sociologist around. There has been a spiked resurgence of media interest in her 1961 urban studies classic, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. This may be due partly to the recent release of …
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Welfare Reform, Family Support, and Child Development: Perspectives from Policy Analysis and Developmental PsychopathologyThis article explores the implications of recent welfare-related policy change for the well-being of children in low income families, and for research investigating child development processes and outcomes. It provides an overview of current …
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Academic Achievement Among Formerly Homeless Adolescents and Their Continuously Housed PeersThis study examined the school experiences and academic achievement of 46 adolescents in families who experienced homelessness and 87 permanently housed adolescents whose families received public assistance. Measures taken after the homeless students were …
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Student Spotlight: Jasmine "Jaz" Griffin (MPA-PNP 2026)Jasmine "Jaz" Griffin (MPA-PNP 2026), treasurer, Wagner Black Student Association (BSA) Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend a school of public service? I grew up in Harlem, New York, where life in the projects exposed me to …
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Portraits of Academic Social Responsiveness at UCT and NYUIn the past decade, academic institutions have begun to pay increasing attention to societal challenges and their role in contributing to their solutions. Social responsiveness (SR) - scholarly based activities with projected outcomes that contribute to …
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Strengthening the Highway Trust Fund: Short-Term OptionsIn existence since 1956, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is the source of all Federal highway funding and roughly four-fifths of all Federal transit funding. With budgetary firewalls in place since 1998 as a result of the Transportation Equity Act for the …
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Recycling in NYU Abu DhabiNew York University is developing a full scale campus in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi that will admit its first class of students in the fall of 2010. The development and operation of New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) will embody the values of New York …
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Methodologies of Monitoring and Evaluation System and Information Management for a Nutrient Program called PANIThe Capstone team worked with Alim?ntate Ecuador (AE) of Ecuador's Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion to provide a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) strategy, as well as an information management system, for the use of Chispaz, a micronutrient food …