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HousingBeyond building more housing, how will the next mayor of New York City create a more balanced, comprehensive and equitable housing plan that addresses the range of challenges that housing creates? Housing has many challenges in New York City, from …
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Approach to Leadership DevelopmentLeadership in Action at Wagner creates collaborative learning environments for leaders to think critically about their work, tackle complex and provocative issues, share their unique insight, and learn from other dynamic and accomplished individuals. …
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Rumsfeld's Revolution at DefenseWhatever his legacy as an architect of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has already earned a place in American bureaucratic history as one of its most ambitious organizational reformers. Rumsfeld is determined to complete a top to bottom …
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Public Policy Analysis MinorAs of Fall 2024, students can no longer declare the Public Policy Analysis minor and should declare the Public Policy minor instead. Students who have already declared the minor can complete it following the criteria below. The Public Policy Analysis …
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Wagner Student AssociationThe Wagner Student Association (WSA) is the student government and council of New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Mission The Wagner Student Association (WSA) is the student government and council of New York …
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Dispelling An Urban Legend: Frequent Emergency Department Users Have Substantial Burden Of DiseaseUrban legend has often characterized frequent emergency department (ED) patients as mentally ill substance users who are a costly drain on the health care system and who contribute to ED overcrowding because of unnecessary visits for conditions that could …
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Ashley Nichole KolayaCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I get to spend my time surfacing, developing and amplifying voices and stories the world needs to hear. As the founder and principal of Third Space, I work with individuals and organizations in the …
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URPL-GP.2452
Public-Private Partnerships, Public Spaces, Politics, & the PressThis course examines the special mix of tools, tactics, theories and trends that shape and transform cities. It will be grounded in case studies that look at both successful and unsuccessful urban revitalization strategies in places ranging from Times …Webpage
ClassroomResources on the Need for IRB Review of Class Assignments In schools of public policy and management, questions about the borderline between "research" and "non-research" arise as we instruct students in research methods and professional skills. …
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Crowded HouseThe extraordinary growth in the stock market over the past several years has significantly increased wealth in the US household sector. The Flow of Funds Accounts data indicate that in the second quarter of 1998 corporate equity holdings in the household …
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Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field InterventionMelody Manchi Chao, Sujata Visaria, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Rajeev Dehejia …
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Brandon WestHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? I knew I wanted to be connected to local government, local issues, and ways to make government work better, inside and outside of it. I came from an advocacy background, but wanted some hard …
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Developing an Earned Income Model For Planned Parenthood of New York CityPlanned Parenthood of New York City (PPNYC) delivers vital reproductive health care, sex education, and information to New Yorkers. The Capstone team created an earned income model for PPNYC’s Education and Training Department. Each year, the department …
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Customer Service Initiative Benchmarking StudyNew York Citys Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is a public benefit corporation created by the New York Legislature in 1970. The HHC operates facilities in all five boroughs of New York City, providing general, ambulatory, emergency and long-term …
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How Do They Do It? Landmarks Commissions Across the CountryNew York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) is responsible for identifying and designating landmark buildings and areas in the five boroughs. LPC requested a Capstone team in order to better understand, compare, and analyze how other cities …
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Sean MaloneyFor our May profile we caught up with Sean Maloney who is working in Washington, DC, and told us a bit about what he does: What is your current position and what do you do in your role? I work as the Special Assistant to the Assistant Administrator for …
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Leveling the Playing Field: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and Tax-Exempt Borrowing by Nonprofit Colleges and UniversitiesAs part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, non-hospital nonprofit organizations were subject to a $150 million cap on tax-exempt debt outstanding. This federally-imposed constraint was lifted by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. This paper examines how this …
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City & State Tabs Three NYU Wagner Alumni For 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100New York is an international hub for arts and culture, and City & State has recognized the leaders at the heart of it all in the 2024 Arts & Culture Power 100 list. Notably, three NYU Wagner alumni were selected for the list. 17. Alan van Capelle …
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CORE-GP.1022
Introduction to Public PolicyIntroduction to Public Policy covers a wide range of topics, from the norms and values informing democratic policymaking to the basics of cost-benefit and other tools of policy analysis. Though emphases will differ based on instructor strengths, all …Capstone Projects
THE EFFECT OF POST-SANDY NYC SUBWAY RENOVATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD INCOMEOn October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy struck New York City for 48 hours straight. The storm caused an estimated $19 billion in damage and negatively impacted economic activity in the city. The MTA suffered extensive damage, estimated at $5 billion, forcing …
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Admitted Student Day - April 1, 2019Why NYU Wagner? A panel discussion with current students Emmily De Los Santos (MUP), Tiffany Flemming (MPA-HPAM), and Matt Kastellec (MPA-PNP) and facilitated by David Schachter , Associate Dean, Admissions and Student …
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Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013)Founding a nonprofit organization was not the direction Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013) thought that her life would take when she moved to New York City from Colombia in 2000. Espinosa always wanted to have a career that would allow her to help others, and …
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Preventive Services Available to Adolescents At Risk of Entering New York City’s Foster Care SystemCitizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a 60-year old child advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure that every New York City child is healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested that the Capstone team study preventive services available …
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Preventive Services Available to Adolescents At Risk of Entering New York City’s Foster Care SystemCitizens Committee for Children (CCC) is a 60-year old child advocacy organization whose mission is to ensure that every New York City child is healthy, housed, educated, and safe. CCC requested that the Capstone team study preventive services available …