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Blue-Ribbon Panel Chaired by NYU Wagner Prof. Gordon Campbell to Look into Closures of Several Nonprofit OrganizationsGordon J. Campbell, Professor of Practice at NYU Wagner and Director of the school’s Executive MPA Program, is among two dozen seasoned nonprofit human services executives who have been named to a blue-ribbon Commission of the Human Services Council (HSC) …
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NYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields For school-aged children growing up in the isolated coffee lands of Nicaragua, educational opportunities are scarce. Poverty and lack of access to schools in these remote, rural areas keep close to half a million children from going to school. As a …
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Natasha LernerHow did being in New York City impact your professional journey? Wagner, being in NYC and with its course schedule, allowed me to intern every semester. I was able to grow my resume while growing my knowledge and skills at Wagner. During my MPA, I …
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Anisha ChikarmaneCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I lead global strategy & operations for the Google Assistant (Google's voice assistant) Partnerships group - in other words, I help Google's BD team identify, prioritize, and launch initiatives with …
Capstone Projects
CREATING AN ACTIONABLE PLAN TO LOWER MUNICIPAL EMISSIONS The Village of Ardsley is a small municipality in Westchester County serving a population of just over 5,000 people. The Village seeks to reduce its environmental impact by lowering the emissions produced by its municipal transportation fleet without …
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SUPPORTING THE WORKFORCE IN THE TRANSITION TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEETSThe NYC Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council (MaiiC) is a mayoral industry partnership that supports local manufacturing and industrial sectors. As federal, state, and local policies increasingly focus on mandating and incentivizing the …
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SHIFTING PROCEDURES FROM INPATIENT TO OUTPATIENT SITESThe Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital conducts thousands of procedures annually, ranging from adult reconstructive surgery to surgical oncology. The Department enlisted a Capstone team to assist in its aim to provide …
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ADDRESSING THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION GAP IN THE USThe goal of the Seggs Library App is to tackle the sexual and reproductive health education gap in the US. Only 29 states require any form of sex education and the gap in education is growing due to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, a lack of …
Faculty Profile
Rain HendersonAs the Founder of Elemental Advisors, Rain supports leaders at all levels to make meaningful change in their part of the world. Sought for exceptional strategy and management skills, Elemental specializes in capturing their clients’ vision and building …
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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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Medicaid and Mortality: New Evidence from Linked Survey and Administrative DataWe use large-scale federal survey data linked to administrative death records to investigate the relationship between Medicaid enrollment and mortality. Our analysis compares changes in mortality for near-elderly adults in states with and without …
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Event Summary: From Urban Decay to Urban AgricultureBy Ariel Bernstein (NYU Steinhardt, Food Studies) and Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) The Wagner Food Policy Alliance (WFPA) recently hosted “From Urban Decay to Urban Agriculture,” an event co-sponsored by the Urban Planning Student …
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NYU Wagner Professor Robertson Work Facilitates UN Task Team WorkshopNYU Wagner Adjunct Professor Robertson Work recently facilitated a two-day participatory workshop for the UN Task Team of Habitat III , the UN’s upcoming global conference on sustainable urban development. On April 14-15 , Professor Work led the …
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Building Job Quality from the Inside-Out: Immigrants, Skill, and Jobs in the Construction IndustryUsing an ethnographic case study of Mexican immigrant construction workers in two U.S. cities and in Mexico, the authors illustrate the contribution of immigrant skill as a resource for changing workplace practices. As a complement to explanations that …
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Sensegiving and the Role of Cognitive Shifts In the Work of LeadershipSensegiving -- shaping how people understand themselves, their work, and others engaged in that work -- is critical to the work of organizational leadership. We propose the cognitive shift, a change in how an organizational audience understands an …
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The Relationship of Sustainability to TelecommunicationsAlthough telecommunications networks are central to modern urban life, scholars and policymakers have largely ignored the relationship of sustainability to telecommunications. Telecommunications can affect sustainability as a result of the complex, …
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Domestic Policy MakingThis article asks how changes in the presidential policymaking process have affected domestic policy in general and the agenda-setting process in particular. The past forty years have witnessed two roughly parallel, but possibly unrelated trends. First, …
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Universal FreckleBringing together new articles and essays from the controversial Berkeley conference of the same name, "The Making and Unmaking of Whiteness" presents a fascinating range of inquiry into the nature of whiteness. Representing academics, independent …
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Twenty-Something: Down and Out in the Other America?In recent years the factors influencing young people's transition to adulthood have become much more problematic. This edited collection of papers from Pennsylvania State University's fifth annual Family Symposium explores the main issues involved in this …
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Housing Production Subsidies and Neighborhood Revitalization: New York City’s Ten Year Capital Plan for HousingA perennial question in housing policy concerns the form that housing assistance should take. Although some argue that housing assistance should be thought of as a form of income support and advocate direct cash grants to needy households, others favor …
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Pathways to Nonprofit ExcellenceFourth in a series of reports on the changing nature of public service in government and the nonprofit sector, Pathways to Excellence focuses on a unique survey of contemporary thinking about creating effective nonprofit organizations. Based on interviews …
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National Journal talks with Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen about Housing Subsidies – and AirbnbIn an interview with the National Journal , NYU Wagner Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen discusses innovative ways in which traditional housing subsidies for the poor, like Section 8, could potentially be used to help a much larger number of low-income …
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Course Overview: 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 …