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PADM-GP.2135
Human Resources: Leading Talent DevelopmentThis course is designed for public and nonprofit leaders and managers rather than human resource professionals, and provides a broad overview of human resources and talent leadership. Regardless of the role you’ll play in the public/nonprofit sector, your …Webpage
Capstone EligibilityEach Program Requirement Checksheet lists the Capstone prerequisites for that specialization. Be sure to review your Program Requirement Checksheet prior to enrolling for courses in the year preceding Capstone. Doing so helps ensure that you are on track …
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Alumni Spotlight: Ali Knight (MPA 2007)When Ali Knight (MPA 2007) stepped into the role of CEO at Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) in the summer of 2020, he was stepping into a leadership position during a time of momentous change. Not only was he filling the role held by the organization’s …
Alumni In Action
Kris MordecaiCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I lead finance and administration for the New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP.org), the largest anti-LGBTQ violence organization in the country. We work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, …
Publication
Lessons Learned from 22 Years of Testing the Quality Cost Model of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN) Transitional CareTo describe the development, testing, modification, and results of the Quality Cost Model of Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) Transitional Care on patient outcomes and health care costs in the United States over 22 years, and to delineate what has been …
Alumni In Action
Julissa BaezHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I worked all throughout my MPA program but I really didn’t figure out what my passion was until after the first summer at Wagner. The Composing Your Career workshop provided me with the necessary tools to land …
Faculty Profile
Robert FruendRobert Fruend, Jr. is a Senior Lecturer of Health Administration at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Robert has been a health care leader for more than 20 years, focusing on issues of reducing health disparities, implementing …
News
Seven NYU Wagner Alumni Named to 2025 Brooklyn Power 100 In City & State’s annual homage to the borough’s standouts in business, politics, public service and more, seven NYU Wagner were named to the 2025 Brooklyn Power 100. 19. Randy Peers (MPA 2005), President and CEO, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Peers …
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CYC: The S.E.E. StrategiesWhat opportunities are there in my courses to use assignments as a way to further my career exploration? (e.g. is there an organization in my field of interest that I can use as a case study for a project?) How can I use an assignment to interview someone …
Publication
Microfinance: Where Do We Stand?The most successful economies have the best working financial markets. While causation obviously runs in both directions, current research has increasingly emphasized the role of finance in promoting growth. Here seven leading financial economists explore …
Faculty Profile
Barbara BrancaccioBarbara Brancaccio serves as the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President for the Department of Communications at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). A communications professional with more than 25 years of experience, Barbara …
Publication
Household Asset Portfolios and the Reform of the Housing Finance MarketWhen individuals or families make retirement planning decisions, including asset allocation choices, it is important for them to consider how all of the assets they own fit together to form an overall portfolio of house-hold wealth. Surprisingly often, …
Doctoral Student
Yeji Choi Yeji Choi is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner and NYU Shanghai, specializing in Urban Policy, and a doctoral researcher affiliated with the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD). Her research explores how big data can be …
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Toward a Mandatory Working Policy for MenLawrence Mead addresses the problem of nonwork among low-income men, particularly low-income black men, and its implications for families and children. The poor work effort, he says, appears to be caused partly by falling wages and other opportunity …
Alumni In Action
Susan LacerteThere’s something about the number 13 this year for Susan Lacerte (MPA ’91). She has been at the Queens Botanical Garden for 13 years, and as a leap-year baby, she will be celebrating her 13th actual birthday on February 29th. But superstitious or not, …
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Alumni in Action: Demystifying Regulations for Small Businesses"When you take perhaps the most complex city in the country, and you study urban planning at NYU Wagner, it's almost the most perfect equation for figuring out whatever the problem is in your city." After graduating from NYU Wagner, Harold returned to his …
Capstone Projects
COMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND GUN VIOLENCENew York State Senator James Sanders Jr. represents the 10th Senate District, which encompasses Southeast Queens. The community that he represents has historically faced high levels of food insecurity and gun violence, and these issues have sharply …
Alumni In Action
Ignacio AravenaWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I chose Wagner because of its comprehensive and policy driven focus, which is not very common for a Master of Urban Planning. Here, I got the chance of boosting my quantitative skills while I was also …
Publication
Microfinance Meets the MarketIn this paper, we examine the economic logic behind microfinance institutions and consider the movement from socially oriented nonprofit microfinance institutions to for-profit microfinance. Drawing on a large dataset that includes most of the world's …
Faculty Profile
Ryan MullinI am a senior executive with over 24 years of experience in leading healthcare operations and finance teams, with a CPA credential and a passion for improving patient care and outcomes. As the COO of ReFocus Eye Health, a regional private equity backed …
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Overcoming walls and voids: Responsive practices that enable frontline workers to feel heardBackground There is increasing recognition that beyond frontline workers’ ability to speak up, their feeling heard is also vital, both for improving work processes and reducing burnout. However, little is known about the conditions under which frontline …
Faculty Profile
Stephanie Rose-Belcher Stephanie Rose-Belcher is a Partner with TechCXO in its Executive Operations Practice as well as Chief Executive Director at Argentum Business Strategies. Her focus is to drive operational excellence for new, mid-stage and publicly-traded SaaS and …
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Getting Started GuidesAll deposited, matriculated students will be sent a link to the Fall 2026 Getting Started Guide in a message to their NYU email address in early May …