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Lilian LiuWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? My undergraduate degree was quite theoretical and I wanted a master’s degree that was more hands-on and could provide me with skills to bring to the job market. I was interested in the public-private space so …
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Stacy WoodruffHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I landed an internship the summer between my first and second years at Wagner, an opportunity I discovered through Wagner’s Career Services office. A position at the organization opened up a few months prior to …
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MSPP-GP.3101
Policy and Data StudioOpen only to students in the MSPP program. Policy and Data Studio builds on the core courses, your advanced coursework, and is specifically meant to deepen your data and data analytic skills, in the content of a policy issue. Studio is a unique end event …Alumni In Action
Nick MolinariTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? The NYC Parks Department's Planning Division coordinates …
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HPAM-GP.4840
Financial Management for Health Care Orgs - I: Financial Management and BudgetingThis course incorporates topics of planning and financial decision making as applied to health-care organizations. This course will cover two main topics: -Financial analysis both as a proactive exercise and a tool for organizational control. -Issues of …Capstone Projects
EXAMINING HOW 421A MAY HAVE REINFORCED RACIAL SEGREGATION THROUGHOUT GENTRIFYING AREAS IN NEW YORK CITY Section 421a of the New York State Real Property Tax Law, created during New York City’s real estate nadir in 1971, offers developers of multifamily residential dwelling units various tax abatement options for building on vacant or undesirable land. In …
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Sesen PaulosWhere do you work? Describe your current job and how your role contributes to making an impact. I work at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an international NGO working to provide humanitarian and development assistance to communities around the world. I …
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Mayors Across America Draft Urban Future Plans at Smart Cities Institute, a New Convening Hub Created by NYU Wagner and the US Conference of MayorsMayors of eight cities around the country convened at NYU Wagner for a three-day working conference devoted to informing how they can, in the most practical of terms, harness changing technologies to make their cities run smarter. The event was run by the …
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Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies FellowshipThe Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies Fellowship, endowed by the Rice Family Foundation, is awarded to outstanding students who demonstrate a commitment to bringing their scholarship and expertise to bear upon significant urban issues. The fellowship provides …
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Capstone Client FAQCapstone is learning in action. Part of the core curriculum of the Master's program at NYU Wagner, it provides students with both a critical learning experience and an opportunity to perform a public service. Over the course of an academic year, students …
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Mobile Home Developments: Impact on Local TreasuryThe article focuses on the impact on local treasury of mobile home developments. The impact on the local public treasury of the parks in which most newly constructed mobile homes are located is as important to the discussion of the mobile home as a …
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Measuring School Efficiency: What Have We Learned?School performance and efficiency measurement have taken center stage in much of the debate and research in education policy since at least the mid-1990s. Despite the clear theoretical and practical importance of understanding the ways in which school …
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Making Nonprofits Work: A Report on the Tides of Nonprofit Management ReformIn Making Nonprofits Work, Paul C. Light charts the current trends of management reform in the nonprofit sector and assesses the climate for reform at the local and national levels. Light examines the four popular philosophies, or "tides," being …
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Information and Farmers' Attitudes About Pesticides, Water Quality and Related Environmental EffectsThis paper investigates the effects of information from different sources on farmers' attitudes regarding the effects of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals on environmental quality using a survey of 2700 farmers in three mid-Atlantic states. …
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Measuring School Performance and Efficiency: Implications for Practice and ResearchSchool performance and efficiency measurement have taken center stage in much of the debate and research in education policy since at least the mid-1990s. Despite the clear theoretical and practical importance of understanding the ways in which school …
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Intergovernmental Transfers: Concepts, International Practice and Policy IssuesThere is a large conceptual and empirical literature on intergovernmental fiscal transfers.1 Drawing on this work and examples from various countries, we provide in this chapter a broad overview of the theory and practice of intergovernmental transfers, …
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Alicia LuiHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? I enjoyed my cohort and felt we formed a close bond. I appreciated that we were diverse in background and perspectives and could come together to learn from and support each other. Can you …
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NYU Wagner’s Class of '19 Urged to ‘Dream Big’ at City Center Convocation CeremonyRichard Buery , who led one of New York City’s biggest policy initiatives of recent years—the Pre K for All initiative—told NYU Wagner’s graduating students to push through any deep-seated doubts they may harbor and “dream big” about tackling major public …
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Urban PlanningJob Searching Sites American Planning Association (APA) Environmental Career Opportunities GIS Jobs Clearinghouse Green Dream Jobs Green Jobs Network Planetizen Employers Lincoln Institute of Land Policy NYC Dept. of City Planning (DCP) NYC Dept. of …
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Evaluating the New York State Brownfield Opportunity Areas ProgramBrownfield sites occur where soil contaminants exceed the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cleanup objectives. Clusters of Brownfields present a challenge to redevelopment, particularly in lower income communities where extrinsic …
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Robert JosephWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? Wagner aligned with my interests in policy and quantitative reasoning the most of any school I considered. I also appreciated the flexibility to work while in the program and the professional experience …
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The Foreign Born and Their Effects on the Median Family Income in New York City Community DistrictsThe Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1965 ended four decades of national origins quotas. Millions of immigrants mainly from Latin America and Asia flooded the nations gateway cities to pursue the American Dream. The effects of immigration have …
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Prof. Thad Calabrese Named to Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory CouncilThad Calabrese , Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Financial Management, NYU Wagner, has been appointed to serve on the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council ( GASAC ) effective January 1, 2018. The GASAC advises the Governmental …