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Forum Explores Financial Squeeze Facing Nonprofit Human-Services Sector… and Pat Swann, Senior Program Officer at the New York Community Trust. The report's contents drew widespread news …
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#MyWagnerLife: María Paz Hermosilla (MPA-PNP)… questions!! check out @nyunews covering all @nyuniversity events pic.twitter.com/r536KLY3N9 — María Paz Hermosilla … the day at happy hour with friends from the Wagner Latino community. Thanks for following me! #MyWagnerLife …
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Consumer Estimation of Recommended and Actual Calories at Fast Food Restaurants… City (NYC) (which implemented labeling) and a comparison community (which did not) to examine two fundamental …
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Parallel paths to enforcement: Private compliance, public regulation, and labor standards in the Brazilian sugar sectorIn recent years, global corporations and national governments have been enacting a growing number of codes of conduct and public regulations to combat dangerous and degrading work conditions in global supply chains. At the receiving end of this activity, …
Alumni In Action
Bora Lee… and racial justice in New York City through integrated community-centered affordable housing, grassroots organizing, … services that really build the power to shape our community's future. The organization came out of the 20th … particularly Asian Americans. I started in grassroots community organizing and then moved into organizations that …
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Sharon CarneyWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I wanted to experience life in a city that was very different than the one I knew (Detroit). My driving professional interest is cities -- what makes them work, what causes them to decline, and how they …
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WOMXN + POLITICSOn Tuesday, October 27, one week before the end of the 2020 election, Wagner Womxn hosted WOMXN + POLITICS , a panel discussion on the unique experiences of womxn in all aspects of the political sphere. The event was co-hosted by VOTE 2020 and the NYU …
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Geographic Mobility and Parental Co-residence Among Young Adults… Using data on young adults aged 18 to 35 from the American Community Survey and the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we …
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Alumni Spotlight: James Stratford (EMPA 2021)… as a Program Manager at the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) and worked in the nonprofit … ground us in our profession. It included understanding our community to make changes and highlighting the difference … you give to a current student hoping to make an impact in community engagement and advocacy after their time at …
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Lessons Learned from the Buffalo Blizzard: Recommendations for Strengthening Preparedness and Recovery EffortsIn December 2022, the City of Buffalo in Erie County, New York experienced a “generational storm” that claimed the lives of 31 residents and brought activity to a standstill for nearly a week. While the city is no stranger to snowstorms, several factors …
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Policy Areas… 2024. Power in partnership: How government agencies and community partners are joining forces to fight wage theft … College, January 31, 2024. How government agencies and community partners are joining forces to fight wage theft , …
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Racial Dynamics of Subprime Mortgage Lending at the PeakSubprime mortgage lending in the early 2000s was a leading cause of the Great Recession. From 2003 to 2006, subprime loans jumped from 7.6% of the mortgage market to 20.1%, with black and Latino borrowers receiving a disproportionate share. This article …
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"How to Be an Effective Activist" event unpacks organizing for social changeAs massive street demonstrations over immigrant deportations, sexual harassment, and many other pressing issues grow, NYU Wagner convened a heavily attended public forum Jan. 29 entitled “How to Be an Effective Activist,” bringing to the stage a mix of …
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Public Policy SpecializationGraduates will develop a strong command of analytical frameworks, enabling them to dissect complex policy issues, structure their analysis systematically, and apply evidence-based approaches. This includes both qualitative and quantitative methods to …
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Alumni in Action: Aissata Camara (MPA)… do development work, you have to know the people and the community." …
Alumni In Action
Kalliope VourakisAs a Project Manager at Northwell Health, what are your key responsibilities, and how do they contribute to enhancing patient experience? In my role at Northwell Health, I oversee a mix of administrative and operational responsibilities within the …
Alumni In Action
Adrian UntermyerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My experience as an NYU Wagner student was tremendously valuable. Because of the combined NYU undergraduate-graduate dual degree program, I took a variety of courses – such as financial …
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Course and Academic FeedbackEach semester you are enrolled in a Wagner course, at its conclusion you will receive an email asking you to submit feedback . You can complete course feedback forms on a desktop or mobile device by: Email: when a course feedback period opens for you, …
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The Changing Distribution and Determinants of Obesity in the Neighborhoods of New York City, 2003–2007… City from 2003 to 2007. Individual-level data from the Community Health Survey (n ¼ 48,506 adults, 34 neighborhoods) …
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Student Spotlight: Kartika Fuentes (MPA 2023)… her advocacy and political organizing skills to translate community-led efforts into legislative action. What … people can save the people). I decided to give back to my community and pursued an AmeriCorps fellowship in the South Bronx. I became involved with community outreach efforts and honed my management skills as …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that countsFor NYU Wagner’s Thom Blaylock , good writing comes in many guises, even splattered by misplaced commas and misspelled words. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Policy, he has taught communications at Columbia University and worked as an editor, …
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SUMMER 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWS… on a congressional campaign, and civic engagement in her community. As a LEAD Fellow, Dimiana is working with … digital campaigns, conduct research and assist with community outreach and collaboration. … Worker’s Circle she will be able to encourage those in her community to exercise their right to vote while informing …
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Alumni Spotlight: Moses Mansu (MPA 2000)… in children and partnered with communities to co-create a community-led program to raise awareness of the problem and …
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Converging Evidence for Neighborhood Effects on Children’s Test Scores: An Experimental, Quasi-Experimental, and Observational Comparison… children’s test scores may be most strongly affected by community violence or may respond nonlinearly to concentrated neighborhood disadvantage or community violence. Put differently, what may matter most for …