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Is there a Nativity Gap? New Evidence on the Academic Performance of Immigrant StudentsPublic schools across the United States are educating an increasing number and diversity of immigrant students. Unfortunately, little is known about their performance relative to native-born students and the extent to which the "nativity gap" might be …
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Beth Noveck Named as One of 100 Pioneers of New EconomyNYU Wagner’s Beth Noveck has been named to a just-announced national roster of leading pioneers of the new economy. The new “ Purpose Economy 100 ” list identifies catalysts engaged in “shifting the economy to better serve people and the planet” with …
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REAPPLICANTSRe-Application and Applying to Multiple Programs within the Same Admissions Cycle Candidates who have previously applied to one of our graduate programs may submit a new application after one academic year has passed. Please note, you cannot apply to more …
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Adjunct Faculty GuideBy this point, you should have already made an appointment with Christian De La Rosa (christian.delarosa@nyu.edu) from Wagner's Human Resources team, and received a NetID (the user id that you used to login to the restricted area). The next step is to …
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Laurie Price… policy is made, I went to NYU Wagner where I studied MPA-PNP Policy Analysis and was able to take many electives that …
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Design Thinking: A Creative Approach to Problem Solving and Creating Impact (undergraduate)The word "design" has traditionally been used to describe the visual aesthetics of objects such as books, websites, products, interiors, architecture, and fashion. But increasingly, the definition of design has expanded to include not just artifacts but …Publication
Closing the Access Gap for Health Innovations: an Open Licensing Proposal for UniversitiesBackground: This article centers around a proposal outlining how research universities could leverage their intellectual property to help close the access gap for health innovations in poor countries. A recent deal between Emory University, Gilead …
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MPA-MD APPLICATION CHECKLISTFill out your online application. Applications for the MPA/MD dual degree program are only available during the Fall intake. Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material …
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Executive Master of Public Administration Application ChecklistFill out your online application. Entry Term Only offered for the Fall semester. Application Deadline Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material must be postmarked by …
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Developing a Wage Negotiation Platform to Narrow the Gender and Race Wage GapWomen earn 54 to 87 cents for every dollar earned by their Caucasian male counterparts. Most of this wage gap is "explained" by characteristics such as experience, education, and occupation. However, over 20 percent of the wage gap is "unexplained" and …
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EventsSpring 2025 Public Conversation Series Managing Crisis: Public Communication on Global Displacement When : February 27, 5:30 -6:30 PM Where : NYU Wagner Who : Melissa Fleming Melissa Fleming was appointed UN Under-Secretary-General for Global …
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Optimizing front-end processes: improving patient experience in ambulatory careThe NYU Langone Faculty Group Practice (FGP) provides ambulatory care through more than 140 different practices. Due to practice acquisitions and recent technological upgrades, FGP has made patient experience a top priority. FGP requested that the …
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On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): mind the theory-policy-practice gapWe argue that the field of health policy and management (HPAM) ought to confront the gap between theory, policy, and practice. Although there are perennial efforts to reform health care systems, the conceptual barriers are considerable and reflect the …
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Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial EqualityIn the 1960s, many believed that the civil rights movement’s successes would foster a new era of racial equality in America. Four decades later, the degree of racial inequality has barely changed. To understand what went wrong, Patrick Sharkey argues that …
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Development of a "Parent Excellence" ProgramChild Mind Institute (CMI), an organization dedicated to finding effective treatments for childhood psychiatric and learning disorders, requested a Capstone team to assist in the creation of a Parent Excellence Program (PEP). The team focused on …
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Comparative Metrics and Policy Learning: End-of-Life Care in France and the U.S. Comparative policy analysis sometimes relies on the use of metrics to foster policy learning. We compare health care for patients at the end of life (EOL) in the U.S. and France. The analysis aims to enable policy makers in both nations to re-examine …
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DEVELOPING IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND PROCESSESEstablished in 2009, Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding (OBCP) focuses on using outdoor experiential learning as a powerful approach to challenge and inspire leaders in divided societies to build peace. OBCP engaged a Capstone team in developing …
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NPR's Academic Minute spotlights research on immigrant postpartum health by NYU Wagner Professor Laura WherryThe Academic Minute, a radio segment from National Public Radio featuring researchers from colleges and universities that airs on 70 stations around the United States and Canada, recently featured an entire week on work by NYU researchers. The series put …
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Action required: password protect Zoom streamsDear Colleagues: I hope you are all OK, managing social distancing, and settling in to Zoom teaching. Thank you, again, for your flexibility and agility in making this change. Our students -- and I -- truly appreciate it. You may have read about …
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Participants and ProjectsCynthia is a passionate women’s rights advocate dedicated to the promotion of women’s rights, gender equality and social justice for all. She has more than ten years of experience undertaking research, project design, coordination, monitoring and …
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Assessment of Gaps and Needs of Access to Basic Infrastructure Services for the Poor in ChileThe Inter-American Development Banks (IADB) Building Opportunity for the Majority initiative, launched in June 2006, identified that inadequate access to basic infrastructure services (water, sanitation, electricity, urban transport and rural roads) …
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Does News on Real Chinese GDP Growth Impact Stock Markets?Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in China follows a random walk. Also, it has often been suggested that China ‘cooks its books’, that is to say that governmental officials in China manipulate economic statistics, such as GDP growth rate to present …
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Mind the Gap: Progress and Opportunity for Growth in International Governance on Climate ChangeThe World Bank Group has historically demonstrated its strategic advantage in managing large development projects. The climate change crisis requires significant international coordination and funding for countries' efforts in the areas of adaptation, …
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Course WaiversWaiver policies are different for each course, so please read each one carefully CORE-GP 1011, Statistical Methods CORE-GP 1018, Microeconomics CORE-GP 1020, Management and Leadership CORE-GP 1021/MSPP-GP 4201, Financial Management CORE-GP 1022/MSPP-GP …