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MISSION Framework: Market-Based Solutions for Social ImpactWhen the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation approached the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service’s Social Innovation & Investment Initiative (SII) to review its decade-long history with impact investing, there was a clear alignment on objectives of …
Alumni In Action
Justin Rosen Smolen I continue to be grateful for my education in the dual MPA-MA in Jewish studies program at NYU. My Wagner courses introduced me to a variety of practicable tools and conceptual frameworks that I regularly incorporate into my work—from creating and …
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Registration ChecklistJanuary 2026 Registration Information Registration for January 2026 begins on Tuesday, October 14. January Term 2026 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search on Monday, September 22 as part of Academic Year 2025-2026 . Given the intensive nature …
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"Microfinance"… design and beneficiaries, and the heterogenous effects do lead to significant gains for certain populations. The …
Capstone Projects
Creating a Performance Measurement System for the Nation's Largest Public Arts ProgramTime Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, presents leading contemporary art and performances to Times Square’s 400,000 daily visitors; cultivating the creativity, energy, and edge that has made Times Square a national icon. …
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NYU Wagner community reflects on identity in public serviceOn February 8, NYU Wagner hosted “Community Conversations: Reflections on Identity in Public Service,” which brought together members of the community for personal and professional conversations on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). During the event, …
Capstone Projects
Impact of a Medicaid Managed Care Model on Vulnerable Populations in NY StateThe New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation's leading defenders of civil liberties and civil rights. The NYCLU requested a Capstone team to help analyze and evaluate the New York State’s new model for the delivery of Medicaid services …
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Developing an Infrastructure Scorecard for NYC… a better understanding of infrastructure issues that can lead to lasting change for the city. The scorecard evaluates …
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Six NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State’s 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 In alignment with Hispanic Heritage Month, City & State released its 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100 , recognizing the “most influential Latino leaders in New York politics and government.” Notably, seven NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the …
Capstone Projects
Measuring Job Quality in Small BusinessesOpportunity Fund is the nation’s leading nonprofit small business lender, providing microloans to entrepreneurs whose small businesses have not been able to access financial resources from traditional lenders. While Opportunity Fund has successfully …
Capstone Projects
ASSESSING THE FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE TO GUIDE ORGANIZATIONAL DECISIONSFor over a century, the Provident Loan Society has been providing access to cash to New Yorkers in need, with a special focus on immigrant and impoverished populations. The nonprofit client engaged a Capstone team to investigate the contributing factors …
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Re-creating Street Level Practice: The Role of Routines, Work Groups and Team LearningAmple research documents the ubiquity of routines in street-level practice. Some individual-level and organizational-level research has explored how to break street-level routines, but little has looked at the work group level. Our study observed teams of …
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Student Spotlight: Ana Gabriela Cerón-Oviedo… acquire the tools that will enable me, in the future, to lead organizations with a social mission sustainably and …
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Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Maguire (MPA 2018)… here in the U.S. and UNICEF's programs around the globe. I lead the child protection and adolescent development …
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Ted AlcornTed Alcorn is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He will be starting this Spring 2021. Ted is a researcher, journalist, and educator with expertise in gun violence prevention …
Capstone Projects
Reimagining Parking for Future Economic DevelopmentThe Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC) is Detroit’s leading economic development organization. Through public and private sector collaborations, DEGC designs and implements innovative solutions that create jobs and advance the city’s economy. DEGC …
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Teaching Responsible Entrepreneurship for StartupsThe NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (eLab) helps launch startups by leading university-wide initiatives and commercializing technology created by NYU’s 60,000 students, faculty, and researchers. In its efforts to expand and enhance its curriculum, the eLab …
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Defining Core Values and Organizational Culture… is a community-based nonprofit organization that helps to lead and empower Latinx survivors of domestic violence to …
Stories
Tuberculosis: History and Its DiscontentsBy Kayla M. Foster (MPA 2025) “Underfunded, underdiagnosed, and undertreated.” These are the characteristics of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) highlighted by Dr. Carole Mitnick as she primed the standing-room only crowd …
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Financial development and pathways of growth: State branching and deposit insurance laws in the United States from 1900 to 1940This paper studies the effect of state-level banking regulation on financial development and on components of state-level growth in the United States from 1900 to 1940. We use these banking laws to assess the findings of a large recent literature that has …
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EMPA: A Career-Changing Degree for Seasoned LeadersEMPA alumni and faculty discuss how the rigorous program hones skills, expands networks, and transforms careers. …
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Professor Paul Light draws American Political Science Association awardNYU Wagner is proud to announce that the 2015 John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association has been awarded to our colleague and friend Paul Light. The John Gaus Award honors the recipient's lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the …
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Housing the Next Million New Yorkers Near TransitNew York City has experienced four decades of population and housing growth since the 1970’s fiscal crisis, and needs continued growth to maintain its position as the nation’s leading center of commerce and culture, while generating tax revenue to support …
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Hearing loss is associated with low patient activationJE Chang, BE Weinstein, J Chodosh, J Greene, J Blustein …