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Social Impact, Innovation, and Investment students use team-generated Capstone option to launch startup ideasWhile NYU Wagner’s Capstone program has traditionally focused on a direct client project, one of the newer Master of Public Administration specializations has provided students with a chance to take an entrepreneurial approach to the crowning piece of …
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Financially Overextended: College Attendance as a Contributor to Foreclosures During the Great RecessionJacob Faber, Peter M. Rich …
Alumni In Action
Mara BloomCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As Senior Vice President at Massachusetts General Hospital, I oversee the Cancer Center, Radiation Oncology, and Dermatology departments. I have a broad role with strategic and operational oversight …
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CYC: The S.E.E. StrategiesWhat opportunities are there in my courses to use assignments as a way to further my career exploration? (e.g. is there an organization in my field of interest that I can use as a case study for a project?) How can I use an assignment to interview someone …
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Alexander ShermansongAlexander Shermansong is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service of NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. He earned his M.Phil in Classical Philosophy from Cambridge University and his A.B. with Highest Honors (PBK) in …
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Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)Learn to navigate complex challenges and lead effectively across multiple contexts—whether managing yourself, guiding teams, driving organizational change, or influencing society as a …
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Student Spotlight: Brian Edward Libed (EMPA)Name: Brian Edward Libed Hometown: I was born and grew up in Manila, Philippines; I have lived in New York for most of my life. NYU Wagner Program/Specialization: Executive Master of Public Administration—Nurse Leader Current employment: Certified Home …
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What Do We Know About Housing Choice Vouchers?Congress created the Section 8 Existing Housing Certificate program (now the Housing Choice Voucher Program) in 1974. Unlike previous federal programs that subsidized the creation of place-based affordable housing, the Section 8 program provided vouchers …
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Student Spotlight: Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025)Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025), community service and outreach chair, NYU Wagner Black Student Association For Santana, Community Service & Outreach Chair for the Black Student Association (BSA) and Co-Chair of Students for Ending Mass Incarceration …
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Student Dejian Zeng Worked in an iPhone Factory in China to See How Workers Were TreatedIt may just be possible that Dejian (Ken) Zeng had a role in assembling your iPhone. He spent six weeks toiling at a Shanghai factory where the ever-popular products are churned out. For Zeng (MPA 2017), whose NYU Wagner specialization is international …
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International Development Policy & Management SpecializationImplement strategies to drive international initiatives and address complex global challenges. …
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The patient double bind: Seeking outsiders while creating insidersIncluding patients and their ideas is critical for helping organizations better serve patients. Yet patient partners are often tokenized, which limits the scope and impact of their contributions. In this 23-month longitudinal inductive study of patient …
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U.S. Healthcare Policy "Roller Coaster" in Focus as Sherry Glied Delivers the Spring 2017 Jack & Lewis Rudin Lecture“It has truly been a policy roller coaster on so many fronts – and healthcare not least among them,” Sherry Glied, Dean of NYU Wagner , said as she began the recent Spring 2017 Jack and Lewis Rudin Lecture at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. …
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Career GuidesAdvice from OCS NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services has created a variety of guides to assist students and alumni in the career planning process. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print guides. Resume Writing Cover Letter Writing …
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Welfare Reform, Family Support, and Child Development: Perspectives from Policy Analysis and Developmental PsychopathologyThis article explores the implications of recent welfare-related policy change for the well-being of children in low income families, and for research investigating child development processes and outcomes. It provides an overview of current …
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The State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods 2004The State of New York City’s Housing and Neighborhoods 2004 provides an overview of housing and neighborhood conditions in the City and summarizes recent developments in policy, law, and research related to …
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Career GuidesAdvice from OCS NYU Wagner's Office of Career Services has created and compiled a variety of guides to assist students and alumni in preparing for all aspects of their career planning. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print guides. Resume …
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Three takeaways on health equity with Marnold Fellow Bill de Blasio Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first speaking engagement as NYU Wagner’s 2023 Marnold Visiting Fellow centered on health equity and allowed attendees to hear first-hand about the governance and administrative capacity necessary to address New York …
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Mitchell L. MossMitchell L. Moss is the Henry Hart Rice Professor of Urban Policy and Planning at NYU’s Wagner School for Public Service. In June 2022, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul appointed Professor Moss to their "Committee for a New New York," which has formulated …
Alumni In Action
Julissa BaezHow did you find your first post-Wagner job? I worked all throughout my MPA program but I really didn’t figure out what my passion was until after the first summer at Wagner. The Composing Your Career workshop provided me with the necessary tools to land …
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Natural Hazards Research & Applications InformationThe terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, resulted in a disaster that was unusual in U.S. experience in a number of ways: the densely developed and populated disaster site (in New York City); the type of buildings and infrastructure that were damaged; …
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Katherine LynchCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I am a member of the executive team, leading our organizational capacity to deliver impact. I manage governance and management processes that analyse, improve and demonstrate our effectiveness; ensure …
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Master of Science in Public Policy (STEM-Designated)Evaluating policy challenges and developing well-reasoned solutions. …
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FRENCH HEALTH CARE SYSTEMCanone, François, and Jean Claude Guyot. "Health Policy in France: A Major Issue in the 1978 Legislative Elections." International Journal of Health Services 8, no. 3 (1978): 509-518. Durieux, Pierre, Carine Chaix-Couturier, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski and …