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Alumni In Action
Alisa CordesiusHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? Invigorating and challenging, yet welcoming and empowering. How did you find your first post-Wagner job? I couldn't have gotten through the job search process without the encouraging support …
Capstone Projects
Determining the Empirical Impact of Corporate Independent Expenditures on Elections and Political IntegrityThe Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan think tank that combines public policy and public interest law to advocate for measurable legislative and legal changes that advance fundamental issues of democracy and justice in …
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Defining Core Values and Organizational CultureViolence Intervention Program (VIP) is a community-based nonprofit organization that helps to lead and empower Latinx survivors of domestic violence to safety by providing culturally-competent services, raising community awareness, and engaging in …
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The Dialectics Of Leadership Identity Construction: Case Studies From Colombian Indigenous Women LeadersSonia Ospina, M. De Santibañes, M. Evans, N. Guerrero, S. Lee, D. Muelas, and A. Santamaría …
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Alumni Spotlight: Kristin Van Busum (MPA 2010)After a life-changing trip to Central America, Kristin Van Busum (MPA 2010) combined her passion for addressing inequity with her NYU Wagner education to launch Project Alianza , a women-led nonprofit organization committed to improving education access …
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Luciana Mermet… network and learn. I remember quite dearly the IPSA annual event where Paul Farmer was the key speaker; it was an …
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Seven NYU Wagner Community Members Selected for City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 Seven NYU Wagner community members have been recognized in City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 , an annual feature celebrating influential leaders shaping the future of Queens and New York City. 9. Grace Meng (Fall 2023 Distinguished Visiting …
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Negotiating Accountability: Managerial Lessons from Identity-Based Nonprofit OrganizationsThis article explores the emerging conceptualization of accountability in nonprofit organizations. This definition broadens traditional concerns with finances, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. The authors explore how the top-level managers of …
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Economic Development through a Creative EconomyThe mission of Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA) is to encourage and increase the publics awareness and participation in the arts, and to nurture the development of artists and arts and cultural organizations. The BCA is working to establish a creative …
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Where have all the reinventors gone? How government reform will shape the 2016 electionThe 2016 presidential election will likely feature two tough questions about government reform, writes Paul C. Light. First, should the next president cut federal programs to reduce the power of government, or maintain existing programs to deal with …
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Student Spotlight: Maggie Huang (MUP 2025)… for the Spring! Look forward to a First-Gen panel event, and other social and professional development events …
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Innovation in Healthcare: NYU Wagner's Health Equity Today Discussion… hosted its Health Equity Today: Inequality and Innovation event, a thought-provoking gathering of students, alumni, and … examine pressing issues in health. The Health Equity Today event series—conceived by Dr. Richard Park, a physician, … of Health and Mental Hygiene, took the reins as the event's keynote speaker. With a background encompassing …
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Wagner Climate ActionMission The Wagner Climate Action (WCA) group insists that climate literacy and fluency in the emerging challenges of environmental sustainability and climate change are critically important to the development of public service professionals at NYU …
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GWSLP Alumni Network The GWSLP Alumni Network is comprised of all Ghanaian Women's Social Leadership Program participants, who graduated from the program after completing all the requirements including training, implementation of an Action learning Project and the coaching …
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Power Differences in the Construal of a Crisis: The Immediate Aftermath of September 11, 2001In this research, we examine the relationship between power and three characteristics of construal-abstraction, valence, and certainty-in individuals' verbatim reactions to the events of September 11, 2001 and during the immediate aftermath of the …
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Infrastructure Impacts and Adaptation ChallengesCreating an overall climate change adaptation strategy for urban infrastructure poses considerable conceptual and operational challenges. An understanding of the characteristics of a city's infrastructure that make it particularly vulnerable to the …
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Dean's Council Wemimo Abbey (WAG ’15) Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Esusu Financial, Inc. Wemimo grew up in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria and came to the United States when he was 17 years old. He and his mother struggled to receive a loan without a …
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Capstone: Revisioning Fourth Avenue in BrooklynStudents Martha Kenton and Noah Levine describe their proposal to the Brooklyn Borough President to improve safety at a major thoroughfare. …
Alumni In Action
Pamela SheeranWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? The international health management program has a very good reputation in the global health community. I heard about Wagner – with its esteemed professors, accommodating course schedules, great location, and …
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Bachelor's-Master's TracksWhen you know that a career in public service is calling you, why wait? NYU Wagner’s accelerated bachelor’s -master’s tracks allow you to complete your undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years instead of the traditional six. That means less time …
Alumni In Action
Julissa BaezHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I worked all throughout my MPA program but I really didn’t figure out what my passion was until after the first summer at Wagner. The Composing Your Career workshop provided me with the necessary tools to land …
Capstone Projects
The Effects of Economic Development Incentives in New York City on Employment and Personal IncomeWith such a volatile economy, there exist few, if any, quick remedies to ensure that the country sustains high employment levels while progressing towards widespread living wage earnings. As the events in New York City spread throughout the rest of the …
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Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice Supporting the Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic PlanningIn April 2013, the World Bank and the Regional Plan Association (RPA) of New York launched the Global Lab on Metropolitan Strategic Planning (MetroLab) in New York City. The MetroLab community of practice is part of a program of activities and services …