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Instructional Technology @ WagnerPreparing for TECHNOLOGY-ENHANDED Teaching: Whether you're teaching in-person or remotely, there are specific enhancements to make to your course. Sign up for a 1:1 consultation with Henrie Paz-Amor, our instructional technologist, who will help you think …
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Careers in IDBEA (DEI) Panel by Wagner Diversity Council On November 8, 2023, NYU Wagner students and alumni heard from professionals forwarding Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, Equity, and Accessibility (IDBEA) in their fields. The Careers in IDBEA Panel panel, a collaboration between Wagner’s Office of …
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Urban Health: Is the City Infected?The city is, at once, a center for disease and poor health and also a place for hope, cures and good health. From the earliest times, the city has attracted the poor and been the target of the plague, as well as war. Likewise, the health care industry has …
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Fiscal Federalism and Middle-Income Housing SubsidiesWhen only one in four low-income households receives a rent subsidy from the federal government, it seems patently unfair to spend scarce federal housing dollars to support households with higher incomes. Although moderate- and middle-income households …
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Beyond Black: Diversity among Black Immigrant Students in New York City Public SchoolsThe child population in the United States is rapidly changing and diversifying — in large part because of immigration. Today, nearly one in four US children under the age of 18 is the child of an immigrant. While research has focused on the largest of …
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About The Labor InitiativeThe NYU Wagner Labor Initiative explores, advocates for, and accelerates the often-untapped potential of government in safeguarding and advancing workers' rights. The Labor Initiative helps government work for workers, by serving as a hub of analysis, …
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Dispelling An Urban Legend: Frequent Emergency Department Users Have Substantial Burden Of DiseaseUrban legend has often characterized frequent emergency department (ED) patients as mentally ill substance users who are a costly drain on the health care system and who contribute to ED overcrowding because of unnecessary visits for conditions that could …
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Appealing a Final Grade at NYU WagnerAppealing a Final Grade at NYU Wagner A final grade earned in a course taught by an NYU Wagner instructor will be changed only in exceptional circumstances. Grading is a matter of the discretion of the instructor in his or her application of the NYU …
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Getting it Together: Social and Institutional Obstacles to Getting off the StreetsAvoiding macrostructural or individualistic explanations as to why homeless individuals cannot get off the streets, this paper examines the social structure of street life as it impinges on a sample of homeless persons' chances of obtaining nonshelter …
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Health Management Education Partnerships: More Than Technology TransferThis article presents the reflections of three faculty members from New York University based on more than two years of experience in a health management education (HME) partnership with institutions in the Republic of Albania. The most significant point …
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Studying collective leadership: The road aheadIn the concluding article, we move from providing a map of the collective leadership (CL) research field that has been conducted to date to providing a travel guide that we hope can inspire both experienced and novice travelers to push out the frontiers …
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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 …
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MS in Public Policy 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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The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic FatalitiesThe Capstone team measured the impact of variations in the vehicle population across the United States. In 1975, Congress passed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in order to decrease dependence on foreign oil. As part of that Act, the government …
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The Impact of State Variations in Vehicle Mix: The Impact on Traffic FatalitiesThe Capstone team measured the impact of variations in the vehicle population across the United States. In 1975, Congress passed the Energy Policy and Conservation Act in order to decrease dependence on foreign oil. As part of that Act, the government …
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Africa Regional Decentralization and Local Governance WorkshopThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) builds the productive capacity and self-reliance of poor communities by increasing their access to essential local infrastructure and services. The UNCDF Africa Regional Decentralization and Local …
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Case Management and Systems Administration for a Complex Legal Services ProgramMain Street Legal Services (MSLS) is the clinical training program at CUNY Law School. MSLS has seven clinics, each of which operates as an independent silo of activity, with its own administrative protocols for case intake, case tracking, record …
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Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal WaterfrontBrooklyns Gowanus Canal, once a vibrant oyster bed and pristine fishery, is today one of the most toxic waterways in the United States. But with land becoming increasingly sparse in New York City, vacant lots along the canal have the potential to be …
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Public Place: Visioning the Gowanus Canal WaterfrontBrooklyns Gowanus Canal, once a vibrant oyster bed and pristine fishery, is today one of the most toxic waterways in the United States. But with land becoming increasingly sparse in New York City, vacant lots along the canal have the potential to be …
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An Intergovernmental Perspective on Managing Public Finance for Service Delivery: Assessing Neglected Issues in the Health Sector and BeyondImproving service delivery outcomes has long been at the top of the agenda in international development. The urgency for action has intensified in the face of a global pandemic, climate change, and worsening inequality. Despite a shared agenda, approaches …
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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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NYU Wagner chosen to continue as RWJF's Policies for Action (P4A) research hub In its first three years as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Policies for Action (P4A) Research Hub, NYU Wagner conducted a series of path-breaking studies examining connections between policies outside the health care system (primarily in the …
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DOCUMENTING THE ROLE OF PEACEBUILDING IN POST-CONFLICT COMMUNITIESMercy Corps is a leading humanitarian and development organization with offices in more than 40 countries. Operating in some of the world's most complex and fragile environments, Mercy Corps works globally to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression …
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Chronic Condition: Why Health Reform FailsChronic Condition provides a compelling analysis of the causes of the current health care crisis and of the shortcomings of reform proposals. It also offers an ingenious new framework for reform that, while minimizing government interference, would …