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MUP News & EventsThe Wagner Planner The Wagner Planner is an independent student newsletter of the Urban Planning Students Association (UPSA) at NYU Wagner. It is published and circulated via Adobe PDF format in the Fall and Spring semesters. Current students interested …
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PNP - International - ChecksheetMPA-PNP: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND MANAGEMENT I. DEGREE CORE REQUIREMENTS [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive the following …
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RefundsTUITION REFUND SCHEDULE It is your responsibility as a student to be aware of the refund deadlines posted on the NYU Bursar's website and on NYU’s Academic Calendar . In the fall, spring, and summer terms, course drop and refund deadlines vary and are …
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Developing Design Recommendations for VA Outpatient Spaces from Professional and Veteran PerspectivesThe United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and is currently seeking to improve the patient experience and utilization of its mental health facilities. The VA’s Center for Innovation, an arm …
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Building Public Art into Business Improvement Districts? Menu of ServicesIn New York City, property owners and commercial tenants have the opportunity to form a Business Improvement District (BID), a public-private partnership responsible for promoting local economic development and improving an area's quality of life. There …
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Housing America's Cities: Promising Policy Ideas for Affordable HousingIngrid Gould Ellen …
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Telecommuting and the Demand for Urban Living: A Preliminary Look at White-Collar WorkersWith recent advances in communications technology, telecommuting appears to be an increasingly viable option for many workers. For urban researchers, the key question is whether this growing ability to telecommute is altering residential location …
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Does Neighborhood Matter? Assessing Recent EvidenceThis article synthesizes findings from a wide range of empirical research into how neighborhoods affect families and children. It lays out a conceptual framework for understanding how neighborhoods may affect people at different life stages. It then …
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Nonprofit Housing and Neighborhood SpilloversNonprofit organizations play a critical role in U.S. housing policy, a role typically justified by the claim that their housing investments produce significant neighborhood spillover benefits. However, little work has actually been done to measure these …
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What Have We Learned from HUDs Moving to Opportunity Program?As the centerpiece of policymakers' efforts to "deconcentrate" poverty in urban America, the Moving to Opportunity (MTO) project gave roughly 4,600 volunteer families the chance to move out of public housing projects in deeply impoverished neighborhoods …
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Building a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC)The Isabella Geriatric Center has been at the forefront of caring for the elderly in its surrounding neighborhood since 1875. Recently, Isabella identified an opportunity to assist elderly individuals in their own homes by participating as a provider in a …
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The Effects of Welfare Reform on the WellBeing of Single Mothers"The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 changed the face of welfare by imposing time limits, work requirements, and stricter eligibility controls. While many studies show that it has been successful in reducing welfare …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMUP: ENVIRONMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND TRANSPORTATION I. DEGREE CORE COURSES [21 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core …
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Voice is not enough: A multilevel model of how frontline voice can reach implementationIssue When frontline employees’ voice is not heard and their ideas are not implemented, patient care is negatively impacted, and frontline employees are more likely to experience burnout and less likely to engage in subsequent change efforts. Critical …
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NYU Wagner Announces Future Home at 105 East 17th StreetIn a significant milestone for NYU Wagner, we are thrilled to announce our upcoming move to 105 East 17th Street, a dynamic space situated in the heart of Union Square, New York City. This carefully renovated building will serve as the center of NYU …
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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a DayAbout forty percent of the world's people live on incomes of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would …
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The True Size of GovernmentThis book addresses a seemingly simple question: Just how many people really work for the federal government? Official counts show a relatively small total of 1.9 million full-time civil servants, as of 1996. But, according to Paul Light, the true head …
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Facing the Futures: Building Robust Nonprofits in the Pittsburgh RegionThe Pittsburgh region faces tough questions as it faces the futures ahead. Will it, for example, find a way to stop its young people from leaving or slip further into the profile of a “weak market” city, with all that means for the erosion of jobs and …
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Palladia Supportive Housing: A Family Reunification StorySeveral recent federal, state and city policy changes have added to existing challenges facing recovering substance abusers who are trying to reunify with their children. Those changes include new family reunification laws, conflicting housing and social …
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Palladia Supportive Housing: A Family Reunification StorySeveral recent federal, state and city policy changes have added to existing challenges facing recovering substance abusers who are trying to reunify with their children. Those changes include new family reunification laws, conflicting housing and social …
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Improving Engagement in Child Support Debt Reduction ProgramsThe New York City Human Resources Administration’s Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) lifts tens of thousands of NYC children out of poverty every year. OCSS serves parents and guardians regardless of their income or immigration status. OCSS has …
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Capstone: Learning In ActionRegardless of program/specialization, all students share the same learning goals for Capstone: How to design and execute an extended project for a client organization How to successfully work with a client and relevant stakeholders How to function as a …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Financial Management I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core …