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Wagner Consulting Group (WCG)Mission The core belief of the Wagner Consulting Group (WCG) is that the skill sets essential to consulting are translatable and desirable to all Wagner students, regardless of industry (e.g., Nonprofit, Health, or Government). The WCG has two aims: To …
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Beyond big versus small: assessing spatial variation of urban neighborhood block structures in high-density citiesA striking feature of urban formation has been the deployment of mega-blocks, often on the order of sixteen hectares or more. On the other hand, recent urban policies give strong suggestions for smaller and finer-grained neighborhood block and grid …
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Research & Workshops2026 Spring Graduate Student Workshop On March 6, 2026, the NYU Migration Network is hosting a Spring Graduate Student Workshop. This daylong event is designed to allow NYU Graduate Students and recent graduates to connect with one another, learn about …
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CYC: Getting StartedWhat are my fields of interest? (e.g. children and youth, hospital administration, housing, international development) What change do I want to make happen? (e.g. improve access to healthcare, reduce disparities in education) What roles might I want to …
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Jonathan J. MorduchJonathan Morduch is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. Morduch's research focuses on finance, poverty, and inequality. He is a founder and Executive Director of the NYU …
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Toward inclusive leadership scholarship: Inviting the excluded to theorize collective leadershipGrowing interest in collective leadership challenges the heroic models of the leadership canon. In a post-leadership world, collective leadership would not represent a different form of leadership, but instead a broader lens to look for leadership. …
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UNGUARANTEED LOAN SECURITIES: A COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSISThe Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning cultivates a global community of empowered adult learners by making Jewish texts and ideas accessible through in-person and online classes. The school enlisted the Capstone team to strengthen its …
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Owen StoneWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I had a lot of experience in one facet of my career, but I was looking for a program that would help build my skill sets, establish me as a well-rounded professional, and differentiate me from other job …
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Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018)Solar Responders (SR), a New York-based nonprofit organization, installs solar power and battery storage in fire stations in Puerto Rico. The organization’s mission was developed in response to the devastation Hurricane Maria caused to the island’s power …
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Stonewall Policy AllianceMission The Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA) increases the Wagner community’s knowledge and understanding of issues affecting the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Queer-identified (LGBTQ+) community. SPA does this by facilitating productive dialogue, …
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Student Spotlight: Mahima Sharda (MPA 2022)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service? There are, of course, so many reasons – being able to live in New York, the incredible faculty, and the unique classes on offer – but I think that one “eureka” moment came sometime while I …
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Jacob BermanWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I was in a job at a think tank in DC where I had no room for advancement without a graduate degree, and I was kind of lost. I had heard about Wagner from a friend, and after researching it online applied on a …
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Collective Leadership NetworkNYU Wagner’s Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) is an international network of academics, practitioners and graduate students interested in better understanding collective leadership and to helping it gain traction as a force for positive change. …
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Mobility and the MetropolisIn a 2011 public opinion poll, The Pew Charitable Trusts asked Americans how important they thought a number of factors were in determining whether people in the United States get ahead or fall behind economically. More than 80 percent of respondents …
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Adrian UntermyerHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? My experience as an NYU Wagner student was tremendously valuable. Because of the combined NYU undergraduate-graduate dual degree program, I took a variety of courses – such as financial …
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Banking The WorldAbout 2.5 billion adults, just over half the world’s adult population, lack bank accounts. If we are to realize the goal of extending banking and other financial services to this vast “unbanked” population, we need to consider not only such product …
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NYU Wagner alumnus Zachary Townsend Spotlighted in Forbes "30 under 30" Honor RollNYU Wagner graduate Zachary Townsend (MPA 2012) is heralded in Forbes Magazine ’s prestigious “30 under 30” roster of highly successful and original strivers. As Forbes reports, Townsend and his colleague, Dan Kimerling, are working in the field of …
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MicrofinanceMicrofinance has become a widely used tool to provide credit to areas and populations that traditionally lack access to conventional banking services. Originating as a poverty alleviation mechanism, microfinance has grown in scope and design as a larger …
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Hannah AtchisonHannah Atchison is the Associate Director of Global & Strategic Innovation at New York University’s School of Professional Studies (SPS). Prior to this role, she spent over a decade working in international education, nonprofits, and NGOs, specializing in …
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Medical Technology-Based Communication Tools for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)Bellevue Hospital Emergency Department (ED) requested a Wagner Capstone team to research available technologies to improve communication with LEP patients. Of the approximately 100,000 patients treated at Bellevue every year, more than 80 percent are from …
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Medical Technology-Based Communication Tools for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)Bellevue Hospital Emergency Department (ED) requested a Wagner Capstone team to research available technologies to improve communication with LEP patients. Of the approximately 100,000 patients treated at Bellevue every year, more than 80 percent are from …
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District of Columbia Special Education: Linking Financing to OutcomesThe Division of Special Education (DSE) in Washington, D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) oversees special education within the D.C. Public Schools and Public Charter Schools. In 2011, D.C. adopted the Funding for Public Schools and Public …
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Student Spotlight: Maya Koehn-Wu (MUP 2026)In honor of Universal Human Rights Month—and Human Rights Day on December 10, which commemorates the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—we’re spotlighting the Displaced Migrants Action Group (DMAG) , a student-led organization at …