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Alumni in Action: Decreasing Tobacco Use Around the World… Philanthropies, alumna Betsy Fuller (MPA-HPAM) is working to change that. …
Alumni In Action
Yasaman Pishvazadeh Martin… you describe your experience as a Wagner student? I was working full-time as a Wagner student, changed jobs while in …
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A Day in the Life of an NYU Wagner Student: Veronica Manning (MPA-PNP)Starting with work as the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization in New Jersey and ending with class in Washington Square, Veronica Manning (MPA-PNP) describes a typical day in her …
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Melissa Beck… illness. Earlier in her career, Melissa was a litigator, working as an appellate and sex crimes prosecutor in the …
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Using cross-curricular, problem-based learning to promote understanding of poverty in urban communitiesThis article describes the use of problem-based learning to teach students about the scope and consequences of urban poverty through an innovative cross-curricular project. We illustrate the process, goals, and tasks of the Community Assessment Project, …
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Building blocks of bias: Gender composition predicts male and female group members’ evaluations of each other and the group… of target effects, demonstrating that men, simply by working alongside women, can be detrimentally affected by …
Alumni In Action
Primo LasanaCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? What were you doing before starting your current position? Reading Partners is a national nonprofit focused on literacy intervention for students in grades K-4. I lead our New York region, overseeing …
Alumni In Action
Amanda Wind O'Donnell… I had been leading WIT (Women in Tech) Initiatives and working with that community to close the gender gap in tech, … your organization and/or career? With Vote Run Lead, I am working to build a reflective and resilient democracy by … sector. What about your work is most fulfilling to you? By working on scaling the organization, I get to see a …
Capstone Projects
EQUIPPING EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO LEAD COMMUNICATION-SAVVY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS… culture writ large. The team also found that organizations working to transition their communications work from a …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating Project Effectiveness of the Healthy Villages InitiativeThe Uganda Village Project (UVP) works with communities to promote public health and sustainable development in rural communities of the Iganga district in southeast Uganda, through their Healthy Villages Initiative, which aims to improve healthcare. UVP …
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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 …
Capstone Projects
Assessing Homeless Outreach at the Bowery Residents CommitteeThe Bowery Residents Committee (BRC) is a voluntary nonprofit that works to address the needs of persons with limited resources in the metropolitan New York City area. The BRC is seeking to improve the effectiveness and policy influence of its street …
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David Bohnett Public Service Fellowship… Fellows . FELLOWSHIP CRITERIA An explicit interest in working for municipal governments to solve our most urgent … Josh studied History and Political Science while working as an educator at several nonprofits that aimed to … analysis. His passion for public service blossomed while working with the Office of NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera, …
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Composing Your CareerYou know you want a career with meaning—you want to do work that matters and reflects your values. But do you know in which field and role you want to make an impact, or how to put yourself on track for a meaningful career? You’re not alone. Composing …
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Master of Public Administration - Public & Nonprofit Management & PolicyMPA in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy Learn how to effectively address the most pressing issues of our time. “My time at Wagner supported my work in city government. Having previously worked at the federal and state government, it was an …
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Incomplete GradesIncomplete Grades It is the expectation that students will complete all course requirements on time. Students are penalized for failing to meet course requirements as scheduled in the syllabus; papers, homework assignments, and exams not completed by the …
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Shu WangShu Wang is a doctoral student at NYU Wagner and NYU Shanghai. Her research interests lie at the intersection of urban planning and informatics, with a particular focus on urban climate policy, adaptation strategies, and vulnerability. She holds a B.S. in …
Capstone Projects
CONNECTING RURAL-TO-URBAN MIGRANT WORKERS TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES … to improve efficiency and transparency, and promote a safe working environment for the women-dominated home cleaning …
Capstone Projects
A Critical Evaluation of Enterprises Investments in the Northwest BronxFor eighteen years, Enterprise has worked to provide low-income people in New York with affordable housing, safer streets and access to jobs and child care through substantial, community investments in the form of loans, grants and technical assistance to …
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A Critical Evaluation of Enterprises Investments in the Northwest BronxFor eighteen years, Enterprise has worked to provide low-income people in New York with affordable housing, safer streets and access to jobs and child care through substantial, community investments in the form of loans, grants and technical assistance to …
Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOLS AND PROCESSES… on Experiential Peacebuilding (PEP) program, designed for working professionals and students to develop their conflict …
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The Emergence of the "Super-Commuter"The twenty-first century is emerging as the century of the "super-commuter," a person who works in the central county of a given metropolitan area, but lives beyond the boundaries of that metropolitan area, commuting long distance by air, rail, car, bus, …
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My Summer Internship Experience: Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP)… Frank Stiefel (MPA-PNP) the chance to spend his summer working for the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition and to …
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Message From the DeanWelcome to the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service! I am delighted to serve as the Dean of NYU Wagner during this time of tremendous change and opportunity. I often say, as public servants, we run to the fire. At NYU Wagner, we …