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Jed KolkoJed Kolko served as the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Biden Administration. In that role he was the principal economic advisor to Secretary Gina Raimondo, launched the Regional Economic Research Initiative, and oversaw the …
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Nonprofit Exemptions and Homeowner Property Tax BurdenThis paper examines the question of whether there is any correlation between the prevalence of nonprofit organizations with property, plant, and equipment exempt from property taxation and the property tax burden for homeowners. Data from the Tax …
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America's Arrival City: How Immigration Made New York and How Immigrant Exclusion Almost Destroyed ItNew York is America’s quintessential arrival city. The city’s defining institutions; its economy; its skyscrapers, parks and infrastructure; its schools, hospitals and social services and its cultural ecosystem have all been produced through the city’s …
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Mayor de Blasio Names Dean of NYU Wagner, Sherry Glied, As Special Advisor to Mental Health Policy PanelSherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner, has been selected by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to serve as Special Advisor to the Community Services Board (CSB), an advisory panel. The 15-person CSB, which consists of leaders from the private, public, and …
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Jan Blustein: Tackling Hearing Loss to Improve Care of Older AdultsProfessor Jan Blustein’s newest research focuses on hearing loss and its consequences for health and quality of life for older Americans. … Jan Blustein: Tackling Hearing Loss to Improve Care of Older …
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MPA in Health Policy & ManagementStudents can fulfill this requirement in one of two ways: Enter NYU Wagner with at least two years of full-time, degree-relevant, professional experience; or Complete the Professional Experience Requirement (PER), which means working in a degree-relevant …
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Powering Structural Change—and the willingness to challenge the status quo—is at the crux of public service The Wagner Diversity Council hosted its conference, Powering Structural Change , between March 28 – April 1, 2022 to engage the Wagner community in discussions about public service. In partnership with other student groups and guest speakers, the …
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Letty Marcus TanchumLetty Marcus Tanchum is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She has practiced law in the areas of entertainment, broadcasting, and charitable foundations. She served as Vice President and …
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Kimberly LyonsKimberly Lyons is currently Vice President-Senior Analyst at Moody’s Investors Service in the US Public Finance Group where she is a senior member of the Local Government Ratings Team. Prior to (re)joining Moody’s she was SVP-Head of Municipal Credit Risk …
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Brian ElbelBrian Elbel, PhD, MPH is Professor of Population Health and Health Policy at NYU Wagner and the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he heads the Section on Health Choice, Policy and Evaluation within the Department of Population Health. He is also …
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Curricular ResourcesBringing salmon back to the Columbia river: How Native American tribes are implementing a wa- tershed-wide plan. Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Jennifer Dodge and …
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Executive Master of Public AdministrationEMPA students learn to lead organizations and address public service challenges at the highest level in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. Explore Public Service Leaders … EMPA students interested in international development policy and …
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Why Wagner Online?For more than 80 years, NYU Wagner has been leading positive change. By producing effective leaders, we make an impact that reverberates into the future. The Online Master of Health Administration degree was built upon that solid foundation and …
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About Walter StaffordA rigorous researcher; a man impassioned to strive for justice; a generous mentor and friend; and a gentle, modest, complex, and intellectual man—this was Walter W. Stafford. From academia to organizing to government to activism, and back again, Professor …
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Can Regulatory Changes Improve the Health of Older Americans with Hearing Loss?Only one in seven Americans who could benefit from a hearing aid owns one. Why is this, what are the consequences, and what can we do about it? In a new article in the American Journal of Public Health , NYU Wagner Professor Jan Blustein and her …
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The High Cost of Segregation: Exploring Racial Disparities in High Cost LendingEllen, Ingrid, Vicki Been and Josiah Madar. … The High Cost of Segregation: Exploring Racial Disparities in High Cost Lending …
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Improving Virtual Education in Nepali and Indian High SchoolsEk Kadam Aur, Hindi for “One Step Ahead,” is a nonprofit organization that provides education and health resources to economically disadvantaged children in India and Nepal. The client enlisted a Capstone team to help improve its virtual learning program, …
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Malik Dent Focusing his MPA studies on health policy and management, Malik Dent (MPA 2018) is committed to ensuring the wellness of all people. His dedication to public service is reflected in the initiatives and institutions he leads, including the NYC Mayor's …
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Intersecting Sectors? The Connection Between Nonprofit and Government SpendingIn this paper, we articulate that rent-seeking behavior by nonprofit charities and budgetary discretionary behavior by public agents should lead to a positive correlation between nonprofit charity and government spending. Using a large national database …
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Crisis Leadership in Barbados During the Initial Response to the COVID-19 PandemicThis study brings a small-island perspective to the broader discussion of disaster leadership by examining the crisis leadership attributes of the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, and her Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw, during the …
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Student Peer AdvisorsPeer Advisors are continuing NYU Wagner students who volunteer their time to welcome new students to the community and act as resources for the incoming class. In the months leading up to the start of the semester, Peer Advisors periodically reach out to …
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PADM-GP.2110
Strategic Management and LeadershipThis course focuses on the three sets of key questions: (1) mission and vision ("What areas or activities should we be working in?"); (2) strategy and operations ("How can we perform effectively in this area?"); and (3) leadership (“What leadership skills …Faculty Profile
Hillary JalonHillary Jalon is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Hillary is also Vice President, Quality Management at NYC Health + Hospitals. In this role, she oversees quality …
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MSPP-GP.3100
Applied Policy AnalysisOpen only to students in the MSPP program. This course will provide students with an opportunity to engage in policy analysis in situations that mimic the real world practice of the craft of policy analysis. In practice, policy analysis requires drawing …