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An Ingredient Playbook… microbeads, and the “toxic tub”—in which public concern about ingredients resulted in policy responses or …
Alumni In Action
Bora Lee… Can you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I'm the Chief of Staff at … class, so I'm thankful for the community. When I think about my work at the Fifth Avenue Committee, it's incredible … an investment in my career and my future. I am intentional about being a public servant because I don't take this work …
Alumni In Action
Rochelle Brahalla… school gardens at public schools. I’d always been curious about how the built environment impacts social processes, … a graduate student at Wagner, I started out thinking more about complex policy challenges as they relate to city … ideas, then quickly faced information overload, thinking about all these different ways of applying what I learned in …
Stories
Creating Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries through Gender Equality… unfair consequences of being poor. I feel very strongly about how poor people get blamed for being poor; some people …
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Career AdvisementOCS Staff are ready to support you in your professional development. Meet with us to: Explore career tracks and clarify your goals Craft your job search strategy Perfect your pitch Search for your next job or internship Prepare for your interviews …
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NYU Wagner climate economist Gernot Wagner named to NYC Panel on Climate ChangeNYU Wagner climate economist Gernot Wagner has been appointed to the fourth New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), a 20-member independent advisory board that synthesizes scientific information on climate change and advises New York City …
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Working at WagnerNYU Wagner values the multiple perspectives that a diverse community brings to policy discussions, and we emphasize the importance of including a wide range of opinions, perspectives, and experiences to address issues of public importance. We are …
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San Juan, Puerto Rico… the course. Course Prerequisites : None For all inquiries about the program, contact wagner.international@nyu.edu . …
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David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship… Rochelle Brahalla (MPA 2022) Rochelle is passionate about equitable access to public transportation, having …
Alumni In Action
Paula Sevilla Núñez… eroding democracy. The housing justice work is not just about building homes; it is about building a movement for equity and justice at a time …
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International students build connection and community with the new WISS Buddy Program… student specializing in public finance. “What I am excited about is that my buddy, Junyi, is also an international … new friends.” Volunteer Buddies have expressed excitement about meeting with their first-year students. Pairs have been able to learn about each other's backgrounds, and Buddies are able to …
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Student Spotlight: Jiayi Liu (MPA-PNP 2025)… co-chair, Pan Asian Student Alliance Can you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you chose to attend a school …
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PADM-GP.2472
Climate EconomicsEconomics—misguided market forces—is at the core of most environmental problems. Economics—guiding market forces in the right direction—is also fundamental to the solution. In this course we develop some of the fundamental economic tools for environmental …Faculty Profile
Kris MordecaiKris Mordecai (he/they) is the Interim Chief Operating and Financial Officer at SAGE where they lead the Finance, HR, IT, and Facilities teams for the organization. They bring two decades of experience in nonprofit management, administration, and …
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NYU Wagner Announces Master of Science in Public Policy (MSPP) Degree Program… public service challenges facing our world.” Learn more about our MSPP degree . …
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Driving Social Change: How to Solve the World's Toughest Problems… Social Change tells us that we should be less concerned about the tools of agitation and more concerned about the disruption and replacement of the status quo. … change process and challenges us to question our beliefs about how it really works. …
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State of New York City's Housing & Neighborhoods in 2015… Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and …
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PADM-GP.4311
Lean Approaches to Social InnovationAffordable housing that's 40% less expensive to build. Three times as many soup kitchen clients served each hour. Hospital ER wait time cut by 90%. This is the type of impact social innovators aspire to achieve by applying the method called "Lean." Since …Publication
The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods in 2014… Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City’s housing, land use, demographics, and …
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Rethinking International Support for Managing Public Finance… but performance has been uneven. New thinking is needed about how to make the technical advice to governments more … advice could be matched by a stronger role for debate about potential options and more active choice on the part of … the potential for a new generation of ideas and approaches about how to manage public finance. It would reflect the …
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School Efficiency and Student Sub-groups: Is a Good School Good for Everyone?… for the other subgroups. There is no conclusive evidence about which school resources and characteristics are …
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Student Spotlight: Jacob Olander (MPA-PNP 2026)… chair, Wagner Philanthropy Can you share a bit about yourself and tell us why you chose to attend a school … principles. Lastly, I have appreciated learning more about program theory and evaluation, which is critical to …
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The Merit and Reputation of an Administration: Presidential Appointees on the Appointments Process… leaders would enact. “There is nothing I am so anxious about as good nominations,” Thomas Jefferson wrote at the …