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Bachelor's-Master's Program PortalBachelor's-Master's eligibility requirements Policies Credit Requirement On our Bachelor's-Master's track, you can complete up to 21 of the required 45 credits (7 courses) for the MPA or MUP. Wagner graduate credits that you earn as an undergraduate may …
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Registration ChecklistSummer 2026 Registration Information Registration for Summer 2026 begins on Monday, February 9 at 9:00am ET. Summer 2026 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search as part of Academic Year 2025-2026. In order to be prepared for the start of …
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Robert VanGilder Bob Van Gilder is a CFO with expertise in finance and accounting including M&A, financial strategy, financial plan development, capital raises, and implementation of internal controls and financial accounting. Bob has extensive experience within the …
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EVALUATING BUS TERMINALS AND REROUTES FOR THE MIDTOWN BUS
TERMINAL RECONSTRUCTIONThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is a bi-state agency that operates and maintains tunnels, bridges, and bus terminals, among other transportation facilities. PANYNJ is planning the reconstruction of its Midtown Bus Terminal on its …
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EVALUATING USERSHIP IN BUFFALO'S OLMSTED PARKThe Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC) engaged the Capstone team to create a methodology to collect, analyze, and present data on park usership to better understand how many people are using its parks. The team reviewed case studies and literature …
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Aidan FeldmanAidan Feldman is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service. He is also a civic technologist by day, dancer by night. Aidan has worked as a Technology Director, Data Engineer, Innovation Specialist, and DevOps Consultant for government agencies in …
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Developing an Alumni Ambassador ProgramThe Women’s Enterprise Development Center (WEDC) provides women and minorities in Westchester County and the Hudson Valley with opportunities for business ownership. WEDC hosts a 60-hour entrepreneurial training program that assists its students with …
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EMPA Seminar: Leadership ConfrontedRestricted to students in the Executive MPA Program. This course is designed to create an “action learning” community in which students will integrate their professional experiences, and other graduate course work, with a final exploration of leadership …Publication
Banks and MicrobanksWe combine two datasets to examine whether the presence of banks affects the profitability and outreach of microfinance institutions.We find evidence that competition matters. Greater bank penetration in the overall economy is associated with microbanks …
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Ryan White (MUP 2013) Named to 2025 City & State Trailblazers in Transportation City & State recently released its list of 2025 Trailblazers in Transportation , highlighting leaders around New York who are at the forefront of the infrastructure and policies surrounding how New Yorkers get around. Ryan White (MUP 2013) was featured …
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Admitted Student Day - April 1, 2019Why NYU Wagner? A panel discussion with current students Emmily De Los Santos (MUP), Tiffany Flemming (MPA-HPAM), and Matt Kastellec (MPA-PNP) and facilitated by David Schachter , Associate Dean, Admissions and Student …
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The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Mortgage Default Risk: Evidence from New York CityUsing a rich database of non-prime mortgages from New York City, we find that census tract level neighborhood characteristics are important predictors of default behavior, even after controlling for an extensive set of controls for loan and borrower …
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Evaluating Interventions for Managing Inclusive Urban GrowthThe Independent Evaluation Group is a branch of the World Bank that evaluates the organization’s project portfolio. It focuses on the effectiveness of instruments used by the World Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and …
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Student GroupsFind your people. Build your path. Bring your ideas to life. At NYU Wagner, student groups are more than extracurricular—they’re a central part of your graduate experience. Whether you’re curious about food policy, health equity, urban planning, or …
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In the Heat of the Summer: Lessons from the Heat Waves in ParisClimate change and human health are intertwined. The heat waves in Chicago, in 1995, and in Paris, in 2003, followed by Hurricane Katrina_s destruction of New Orleans, raised awareness of the risks faced by vulnerable older people. Many cities have …
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NYU Wagner’s Professor Vanessa Deane is Awarded AICP CertificationNYU Wagner is pleased to congratulate Vanessa L. Deane , Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urban Planning & Public Service, for earning her American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification , a rigorous credential signaling her deep knowledge of …
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Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
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Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
Alumni In Action
Arden LevineWe'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to this field. So, there I was, a teenager in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s, watching 60 Minutes with my parents (born-and-raised New Yorkers with careers in community …
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Why Finance MattersRoughly one-half of the world’s adults, about 2.5 billion people, have neither a bank account nor access to semiformal financial services such as “microcredit,” the growing practice in developing nations of providing small loans, typically less …
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Daphna EzrachiCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I work in the Strategic Planning team which is housed in HPD’s Office of Policy and Strategy. Our team supports teams across the agency through strategic planning work, to help those teams be more …
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About the Capstone Program Do you have a current or upcoming project within your organization that would benefit from the critical thinking and analytical skills of next year’s NYU Wagner graduates? Does your project fall within one of these areas? Advocacy and Political Action …
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NYU Wagner's Kelsey Moore (BA-PP) Named CAS ValedictorianValedictorian Kelsey Moore's discusses her Wagner experience and details her plans for her exciting future. …