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PADM-GP.2197
Taub Seminar: Sustaining Minority Communities - The Jewish CommunityWe enter any subject of investigation filled with learned viewpoints, opinions, and select facts that we choose to employ. This helps to make the task of uncovering what we mean by Jewish and Jewish community fraught with unusual difficulty. Whatever our …Capstone Projects
ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF EXPANSION INTO NYC CHARTER
SCHOOLSTeens for Food Justice (TFFJ) is catalyzing a youth-led movement to end food insecurity in one generation through high-capacity, school- based hydroponic farming. TFFJ enlisted the Capstone team to help with its expansion strategy by exploring the …
Faculty Profile
Rachel D. LatimoreDr. Rachel Danielle Latimore is a Vice President at Blackstone Charitable Foundation where she leads the strategy and programming for Blackstone LaunchPad, an entrepreneurship network that makes entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills accessible and …
Stories
Creating New Beginnings for Malawians, Alumna Melissa Kushner’s Nonprofit Aims to EmpowerMalawi, a small, southeast African country, is known as the “warm heart” of the continent, nicknamed for the friendly disposition of its people. But the country—nestled between some better-known neighbors, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Zambia—faces real and …
Publication
From self-sufficiency to personal and family sustainability: A new paradigm for social policyCurrent social policy that affects welfare recipients focuses on the concept of "self-sufficiency" where leaving welfare for work is the goal. While this approach has reduced welfare rolls, it has not necessarily helped low-income people improve their …
Capstone Projects
PO Administration and PO Business Development and MarketingThe resident has been involved in a major planning process aimed at improving ambulatory care encounters. She was responsible for conducting the patient survey and performing correlational analysis. The resident also helped lead, and collected data from, …
Publication
Bolstering the Housing Safety Net: The Promise of Automatic StabilizersWhile social insurance programs help to buffer the effects of economic downturns, these programs have many gaps in coverage. In the face of income losses and unexpected expenses, households are not able to quickly adjust housing consumption. Homeowners …
Faculty Profile
Jon SendachJon Sendach serves as hospital president of North Shore University Hospital and deputy market president of Northwell Health’s Central Region. Northwell Health is New York’s largest health care organization and its largest private employer. Headquartered …
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
Amanda V. AlampiHave you found any advantages to being a part of the NYU Wagner alumni network? The alumni network is my to-go place for any problem I'm having at work. Some days I need a good consult from a former classmate or a faculty member on a challenge I'm …
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Planning and Administration: Frameworks and Case StudiesNatural Disaster Management was produced to mark the end of the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR), a United Nations initiative to reduce the negative effects of natural disasters. Natural Disaster Management communicates …
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NYC 2025 Policy ProposalsWhy NYC 2025? Beyond the urgent and immediate demands of recovery, New York City government will need to grapple with a quite different set of circumstances and threats than existed just a year ago. In particular, because of changes to the City caused by …
Publication
Economic Development Impacts of High-speed RailHigh-speed rail lines have been built and proposed in numerous countries throughout the world. The advantages of such lines are a higher quality of service than competing modes (air, bus, auto, conventional rail), potentially faster point-to-point times …
Capstone Projects
Human Resources Division Workforce Planning and DevelopmentIn addition to researching opportunities for workforce development and tracking grant spending for the Community Health Partnership grant, the resident coordinated the corporate Memorandum of Understanding contract with the City University of New York. …
Capstone Projects
Measuring the Impact of PowerUpThe Capstone team worked to improve Hudson Guild's ability to track and report on outcomes achieved through its programs for atrisk individuals and families. Specifically, the team focused on Hudson Guild's PowerUp program that provides work experience …
Capstone Projects
ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH FINANCE AND
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURECity Year New York is an education-focused nonprofit organization that partners with public schools to help keep students in school and on track to succeed. The nonprofit is a steering committee member of the Coalition for Community School Excellence …
Capstone Projects
STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCELaurel House is a nonprofit that provides services and transitional housing to survivors of domestic violence and dating violence in the greater Montgomery County, Pennsylvania community. While it has strong engagement with current supporters, Laurel …
Faculty Profile
Chong-Lim LeeChong-Lim Lee is the Senior Director for Programs at Synergos, a global network building trust and collaboration to address complex issues of poverty, social injustice, and climate change. Chong-Lim helps establish and grow in-country programs for …
Capstone Projects
Implementing an international standard financial accounting systemSembrandopaz is a Colombian nonprofit dedicated to facilitating a culture of peace among grassroots organizations, with the goal of supporting integral and sustainable human development processes in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Sembrandopaz requested …
Alumni In Action
Alice WongCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As Chief of Staff, I serve as a senior advisor to the President & Chief Executive Officer at the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC). Founded in 1965, CPC’s mission is to promote the social and …
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Online MHA Faculty"Real-world application is emphasized in the Online MHA program and learning from faculty members' experience helps me analyze the issues I face daily and develop solutions." Emil Berengut, Online MHA Student NYU Wagner is proud of our distinguished …
Alumni In Action
Amy HolmesCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? At Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, we advise donors of all different kinds on their charitable giving. As Director of Advisory Services at our New York City location, I oversee a team of six …
Publication
“Factors Affecting the Introduction of New Vaccines to Poor Nations: A Comparative Study of the Haemophilus influenza Type B and Hepatitis B Vaccines.”A major effort to introduce new vaccines into poor nations of the world was initiated in recent years with the help of the GAVI alliance. The first vaccines introduced have been the Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) and the hepatitis B (Hep B) vaccines. …