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Barbara BrancaccioBarbara Brancaccio serves as the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President for the Department of Communications at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). A communications professional with more than 25 years of experience, Barbara …
Capstone Projects
A New Approach to Measuring Need… community health needs. The Capstone team interviewed experts, conducted literature research, conducted special …
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Event Recap: NYC Congestion Pricing is Working. So Why is it Under Attack?… it Under Attack?,” a panel discussion featuring prominent experts exploring the initial impact and potential future of …
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WagTalks: Presidential Policy — The Impact on Nonprofits with Jamie Levine Daniel… Service, we are fortunate to have an esteemed faculty of experts whose knowledge spans timely and relevant topics … 2025. Stay tuned each week for more insight from Wagner experts! Previous topics include: Migration and Immigration …
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The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program… as an intern on the data journalism team for Bloomberg News. …
Alumni In Action
Jasiel Martin-OdoomPlease describe why you chose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to get a clearer understanding of how policy, entrepreneurship, and innovation intersect. While there are a lot of investment programs in the country that touch on one or two pieces of …
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City & State Tabs Three NYU Wagner Community Members for 2024 Hudson Valley Power 100The Hudson Valley is a dynamic region with influential leaders shaping its future, and City & State has acknowledged three NYU Wagner alumni among the movers and shakers in its 2024 Hudson Valley Power 100 list. 16. Steven Otis (MPA 1982), New York State …
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WagTalks: Presidential Policy — Dean Glied on Healthcare Coverage… Service, we are fortunate to have an esteemed faculty of experts whose knowledge spans timely and relevant topics … 1, 2025. Stay tuned each week for more insight from Wagner experts! Previous topics include: Migration and Immigration …
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Polly Trottenberg Named Dean of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate SchoolNYU President Linda G. Mills and Provost Georgina Dopico today announced the appointment of Polly Trottenberg—a former Deputy Secretary of the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation …
Alumni In Action
Brandon WestHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? I knew I wanted to be connected to local government, local issues, and ways to make government work better, inside and outside of it. I came from an advocacy background, but wanted some hard …
Alumni In Action
Nick MolinariTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? The NYC Parks Department's Planning Division coordinates …
Publication
Lifting Up the Poor: A Dialogue on Religion, Poverty, and Welfare ReformPeople who participate in debates about the causes and cures of poverty often speak from religious conviction. But those convictions are rarely made explicit or debated on their own terms. Rarely is the influence of personal religious commitment on policy …
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Two NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State's 2025 50 Over 50 List City & State ’s 2025 50 Over 50 list honors leaders who have dedicated decades to shaping and improving communities across New York. This year’s honorees include two NYU Wagner alumni whose impactful work in public affairs and social services has …
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Alumni Spotlight: Joi J. Rae (MPA-PNP 2018)Joi J. Rae (MPA-PNP 2018), director of special projects and strategic partnerships, Stand Up America We'd love to learn more about your journey in civic engagement and political action. What drew you to this field? I come from a family of immigrants who …
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How the Interborough Express Will Impact Local PopulationsThe Interborough Express project is a proposed transit line that will connect Brooklyn and Queens, running on a right-of-way currently used for freight rail. Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal envisions a rail line offering subway-like service, with 16 …
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WagTalks: Presidential Policy — Public Education with Domingo Morel… Service, we are fortunate to have an esteemed faculty of experts whose knowledge spans timely and relevant topics … Stay tuned each week for more insight from Wagner experts! Previous topics include: Migration and Immigration …
Alumni In Action
Arden LevineWe'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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John Brademas Center of New York UniversityThe John Brademas Center of New York University , founded in 2005, seeks to advance understanding of the policy issues and programs that engaged and energized John Brademas during his decades in public service. The Center named for him is dedicated to the …
Capstone Projects
Improving Access and Communication for Patients With DisabilitiesNew York City Health and Hospitals (H+H) is the largest public health delivery system in America, providing services to over one million patients annually. In New York City, nearly 189,000 individuals experience deafness, 200,000 have vision difficulties, …
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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 …
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Professional Experience Requirement (PER)What You Need To Know Your odds of succeeding in the job market increase when you have relevant, meaningful professional experience in your chosen field of public service. To ensure you’re prepared for your post-graduate career, NYU Wagner requires all …
Capstone Projects
NYC Initiative for Children With Incarcerated Parents: A Case for Counting and Tracking Children of Promise… Through an extensive literature review, interviews with experts in the field, and interviews with New York City …
Alumni In Action
Ross MudrickWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner has a great reputation, of course, but the blend of theoretical and the practical was specifically attractive. Reading about professors who had been at the forefront on issues and challenges I cared …
Capstone Projects
Mapping the Pediatric Patient ExperienceNYU Langone is an academic medical center located in New York City, and the Patient Experience department is dedicated to improving patient satisfaction, identifying unmet needs and values of patients and visitors, and identifying system issues that …