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Public Sector Succession: A Strategic Approach to Sustaining InnovationThis article explores public-sector succession in the U.S. Most literature on succession and succession planning begin with a familiar lament: executive-level transition merits more attention than it gets in the literature. It is a serious matter that …
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Stability and Change in Mothers' Representations of Their Relationship with Their ToddlersThis study examined several issues in the developmental dynamics of parents' representations of their relationship with their toddlers. The authors studied 125 mothers and their firstborn toddler sons over a 13-month period. Mothers took the Parent …
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NYU Wagner Rises in U.S. News & World Report RankingsThe just-released U.S. News & World Report rankings of 269 public affairs and administration master’s programs around the provides welcome confirmation that NYU Wagner is in the nation’s top ten overall, and far ahead of all of its New York City peer …
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Why NYU Wagner?A panel discussion with current students Emmily De Los Santos (MUP), Tiffany Flemming (MPA-HPAM), and Matt Kastellec (MPA-PNP) and facilitated by David Schachter, Associate Dean, Admissions and Student …
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Economic Consequences of Proposed Pandemic-Related Cutbacks in MTA Transportation Services and Capital Spending Since March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic and policies designed to contain it have had a devastating impact of the economy of New York City and the twelve-county region served by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Among other effects, the pandemic …
Capstone Projects
Planned Parenthood of New York City & Emergency ContraceptionPlanned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) tasked the Capstone team with forecasting the impact to the organization when emergency contraception (EC), now available only by prescription, becomes an over-the-counter (OTC) drug. The specific objective of …
Capstone Projects
Federal Welfare Reform: The Experience of Welfare Recipients Approaching Their Five Year Time LimitCommunity Voices Heard (CVH) is a membership organization of low-income individuals working together to build the power of families, communities, and low-income people throughout New York City. This organization, largely composed of former and current …
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Improving Health Outcomes Via Affordable Housing ProvisionNew York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) is dedicated to building and protecting affordable housing and increasing home ownership statewide. Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) is a nonprofit organization that collaborates with partners …
News
New Specialization in Social Impact Investing Is a Finalist in 2017 Voinovich Innovation ChallengeNYU Wagner’s new Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment (SI3) specialization has been named a finalist in the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) 2017 Voinovich Innovation Challenge. The pioneering SI3, led by …
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Contemporary Echoes of Segregationist Policy: Spatial Marking and the Persistence of InequalityThe Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC), established in the US during the Great Depression to provide relief to a failing housing market, had a lasting effect through institutionalising the segregationist practice of denying mortgages to communities of …
Capstone Projects
Delivering as One: United Nations Joint ProgramsJoint Programs are designed to enhance the UN's work in crosscutting issue areas by facilitating collaboration and coordination between distinct UN agencies, government partners, and local NGOs. Through shared planning, reporting, and evaluation …
Stories
NYU Wagner Students Demonstrate Exemplary Impact on the NYU CommunityThree NYU Wagner students and two NYU Wagner student organizations were honored at the 35th Annual President's Service Awards. The ceremony honored nearly 50 groups and 100 individual students from across the entire NYU community in NYC, Abu Dhabi, and …
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GradesGrading Policy Students will receive grades according to the following scale: A = 4.000 points A- = 3.667 points B+ = 3.333 points B = 3.000 points B- = 2.667 points C+ = 2.333 points C = 2.000 points C- = 1.667 points F (fail) = 0.0 points (A) Excellent: …
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CAP-GP.3149
Capstone: Advanced Research Projects in Quantitative Analysis IIContinuation CAP-GP.3148 . As part of the core curriculum of the NYU Wagner Masters program, Capstone teams spend an academic year conducting research on a pressing social question. Wagner's Capstone program provides students with a centerpiece of their …Capstone Projects
Developing an at-risk self-assessment for New York City’s greatest hazardsThe NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is one of the oldest departments of health in the U.S., employing more than 5,000 staff and supporting NYC’s diverse population of 8 million residents. DOHMH has established a comprehensive framework …
News
Biothreat detection system co-designed by Prof. Daniel B. Neill garners DHS prizeNYU Wagner Associate Professor of Computer Science and Public Service Daniel B. Neill is the co-recipient of a $50,000 runner-up prize given by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) for the design an early …
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INDEP-GP.1900
Independent Reading1.5-3 credits. An independent reading must be proposed to, and approved and supervised by a full-time faculty member. Professors are not required to take on any student for an independent reading and may be more inclined in cases where the student defines …News
City & State Tabs Three NYU Wagner Alumni For 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100New York is an international hub for arts and culture, and City & State has recognized the leaders at the heart of it all in the 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100 list. Notably, three NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the list. 17. Alan van Capelle …
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Roundup: Sarah Kaufman's Media Appearances on Congestion Pricing Rollout As New York City launched its congestion pricing program on January 5, 2025, Director of the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation and NYU Wagner Associate Professor of Public Service Sarah Kaufman emerged as one of the most sought-after experts on this …
Stories
Cradle to KindergartenOn March 3, NYU Wagner, Steinhardt, and The Institute of Human Development and Social Change (IHDSC) hosted a presentation and discussion of Dr. Hirokazu Yohikawa’s and Dr. Ajay Chaudry’s newly revised book— Cradle to Kindergarten: A New Plan to Combat …
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Medicaid coverage in substance use disorder treatment after the affordable care actThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) prompted sweeping changes to Medicaid, including expanding insurance coverage to an estimated 12 million previously uninsured Americans, and imposing new parity requirements on benefits for behavioral health services, …
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L Train Closure and MitigationThe L train tunnel between Manhattan and Brooklyn will close fully to trains for 18 months in 2019 to repair extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. The L has become synonymous with the Brooklyn brand; ridership at Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue station has …
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PADM-GP.2201
Institutions, Governance, and International DevelopmentThis course introduces the theory and practice of institutional reform in developing and transitional countries. It reviews the evolution of international development paradigms, examining how the role, structure, and management of institutions, the public …News
Election Day in Puerto Rico: Gabriel A. Negrón Torres (MUP 2026) Returns Home to Continue Commitment to Public ServiceGabriel A. Negrón Torres (MUP 2026) Gabriel A. Negrón Torres returned to his native Puerto Rico during the 2024 election, continuing his lifelong commitment to public service in his home island. How did you get involved with voter engagement efforts in …