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Insights on Immigration and Cities at the 2022 Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy ForumEarlier this month, NYU Wagner hosted the annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum, which highlights eye-opening research related to urban policy, past, present, and future. This year’s forum featured Leah Boustan , a Professor of Economics at Princeton …
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Faculty Experts for MediaAffirmative Action: Domingo Morel K-12 Education, Charter Schools: Leanna Stiefel Organizational Leadership and Professional Development: Judy Pryor-Ramirez Special Education Mainstreaming, Small High Schools, Bullying: Leanna Stiefel Schools and …
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Bibiana Guerra De Los RiosCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? My responsibilities include: Preparing and monitoring the actions established in the CONPES related to the sector (Circular Economy in the Management of Drinking Water Services and Wastewater …
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Judy Pryor-Ramirez Named Senior Fellow for Bonner Center for Civic EngagementJudy Pryor-Ramirez has been named a senior fellow at the University of Richmond’s Bonner Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). Pryor-Ramirez, a clinical associate professor of public service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, brings …
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How should NYC manage the changing use of sidewalks and streetscapes?Errol Louis , Distinguished Visiting Urbanist at NYU Wagner, political anchor of NY1 News, and host of Inside City Hall , moderated a special event titled The Future of Public Space in New York City on November 30, 2021. In partnership with The Century …
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Errol PierreErrol Pierre is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Administration of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Errol Pierre is the Senior Vice President of State Programs at Healthfirst, Inc, the largest non-profit health plan in New …
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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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Student Spotlight: Jiayi Liu (MPA-PNP 2025)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 of public service? I have always been fascinated by the way public systems shape our daily lives. Before Wagner, …
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Rashi KumarHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? As a result of a plethora of opportunities in NYC, I was able to intern from the beginning of my time at Wagner. Interning helped me to understand quickly how areas of academic interest relate …
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Christian Gonzalez-RiveraWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because it is one of the few schools of urban planning that is inside a policy school, and because it is a co-host of the prestigious Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. I was also …
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Sabine KhouryWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner's program stands out from other competitive programs in several aspects. The first is the depth of knowledge and experience the professors possess. They teach within the classroom but their lectures …
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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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The Stafford Act and Priorities for ReformDuring the past fifty years, federal disaster policy in the United States has been shaped by an ongoing conflict between proponents who favor federal intervention following a disaster and those who believe disaster response should be the responsibility of …
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Reconsidering Risk: Biosocial Interactions and their Implications for Health Policy: The Case of Low Birth Weight.According to recent research, interactions between infant health and environment can play crucial roles in clustering health and economic disadvantage among certain families. Researchers have provided a clear example of such intergenerational biosocial …
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Contemporary Echoes of Segregationist Policy: Spatial Marking and the Persistence of InequalityThe Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC), established in the US during the Great Depression to provide relief to a failing housing market, had a lasting effect through institutionalising the segregationist practice of denying mortgages to communities of …
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NYU Wagner Announces the Appointment of 19 Affiliated and Associated FacultyWe are delighted to announce the appointment of 19 NYU faculty members to five-year terms as Affiliated and Associated faculty at Wagner. These scholars from around the university and from a wide range of disciplines will, as part of the Wagner community, …
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Hewett ChiuHewett Chiu is a nationally-recognized, award-winning healthcare executive, innovator, educator, and clinician across public, government, tech, and higher education sectors. He is one of the country’s leading experts and preeminent scholars on …
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NYU Wagner Team Takes Third Place at UCI Health - Cornell Sloan National Case CompetitionIn late March, the 5th annual UCI Health - Cornell Sloan National Case Competition brought top graduate students together to tackle real-world healthcare challenges. Among 40 competing teams, the NYU Wagner team secured third place, earning national …
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A Secure America in a Secure WorldThe Bush administration’s “war on terrorism” reflects a major failure of leadership and makes Americans more vulnerable rather than more secure. The administration has chosen a path to combat terrorism that has weakened multilateral institutions and …
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Management and Leadership SpecializationLearn to craft and execute organizational strategies that respond to dynamic challenges and drive meaningful impact. …
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Dean Sherry Glied delivers testimony at House Ways and Means health subcommittee hearingOn June 6, Sherry Glied, Dean and Professor of Public Service , provided expert testimony before the US House Ways and Means subcommittee on health about the challenges facing America's healthcare system, and whether Consumer-Directed Health Plans …
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Olivia ThompsonCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the U.S. government's development finance bank. The Portfolio for Impact and Innovation is a program at DFC that provides financing for …
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Analyzing the Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urbanization PredictionsWith the availability of computational resources, geographical information systems, and remote sensing data, urban growth modeling has become a viable tool for predicting urbanization of cities and towns, regions, and nations around the world. This …
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Assessing county-level determinants of diabetes in the United States (2003–2012)Justin M. Feldman, David C. Lee, Priscilla M. Lopez, Pasquale Rummo, Annemarie G. Hirsch, April P. Carson, Leslie A. McClure, Brian D. Elbel, Lorna …