Search
Conduct a general search, select a content type, or navigate to specialized search pages: Courses, Faculty, News, Publications, and Capstone Projects.
Alumni In Action
Anita LedererPlease describe how your experiences at NYU Wagner prepared you for your career? Quantitative classes, like statistics and multiple regression, were useful in my first job after Wagner because I worked with a lot of data in that role. Now that I am doing …
Webpage
Social Change Leadership PracticesErica Gabrielle Foldy, Laurie Goldman and Sonia Ospina. The Leadership Task of Prompting Cognitive Shifts: Shaping Perceptions of Issues and Constituencies to Achieve Public Service Goals. A practical five-page guide for nonprofit leaders. 2009. Dodge, J. …
News
Student Spotlight: Ana Gabriela Cerón-OviedoAna Gabriela Cerón-Oviedo, MPA-PNP 2025 Can you share a bit about yourself and what motivated you to attend a school of public service? I was born and raised in Colombia and moved to New York City to pursue my Master of Public Administration at NYU …
Publication
Financial Performance and Outreach: A Global Analysis of Leading MicrobanksMicrofinance promises to reduce poverty by employing profit-making banking practices in low-income communities. Many microfinance institutions have secured high loan repayment rates but, so far, relatively few earn profits. We examine why this promise …
Publication
Assessments of residential and global positioning system activity space for food environments, body mass index and blood pressure among low-income housing residents in New York CityKosuke Tamura, Brian D. Elbel, Jessica K. Athens, Pasquale Rummo, Basile Chaix, Seann D. Regan, Yazan A. Al-Ajlouni, Dustin Duncan …
Stories
Walking the Talk: How NIIAC's ESG Walks are Changing Networking in NYCBy Devashish Taknet (MPA 2024) In the bustling heart of New York City, the NYU Impact Investing Alumni Club (NIIAC) has pioneered an invigorating twist to traditional networking. With the 2023 launch of their Monthly ESG Walks in Central Park, the club …
Capstone Projects
BUILDING CIRCULAR ECONOMIES IN NYC'S INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS ZONESUnder the direction of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), Town+Gown: NYC is a city-wide partnership program that provides resources to support research on infrastructure and the built environment. In order to advance NYC's sustainability …
Video
Season's Greetings from NYU Wagner (2016)Wherever you are in the world this season, we send you our warmest greetings and best wishes for the upcoming year! —Dean Sherry Glied and the entire NYU Wagner …
Capstone Projects
Building Effective Joint VenturesThe Diversity Joint Venture for Conservation Careers (DJV) is a coalition founded in 2016 with the mission of strengthening the conservation workforce by increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion. The coalition comprises partners from nonprofit …
Capstone Projects
ANALYZING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF AN URBAN REFORESTATION PROJECTC40 Cities Climate Leadership Group is a global network of 97 mayors representing member cities that are engaged in low-carbon pathway development in order to confront the climate crisis. The member city of Freetown, Sierra Leone, has initiated the …
Capstone Projects
ADOPTING A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH FOR SETTING ADVOCACY PRIORITIESDay One is a nonprofit organization that partners with youth to end dating abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) through an empowerment model of community education, supportive services, legal advocacy, and leadership development. Day One’s clients …
Capstone Projects
DETERMINING THE REAL COST OF HOMELESSNESSThe Supportive Housing Network of New York (SHNNY) promotes supportive housing development by providing policy analysis, advocacy, and assistance to organizations managing supportive housing units across the state. With advocacy being central to SHNNY’s …
Capstone Projects
Leveraging Organizational Strengths to Generate IncomeHarlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF) is a college preparatory and completion program that provides an extended continuum of education and youth development and leadership opportunities to underserved New York City students. HEAF has received multiple …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Brian Charles (MHA 2023)What motivated you to attend the Wagner School of Public Service? I felt that I was at a point in my career where I needed to broaden my knowledge of the healthcare industry if I was going to be competitive professionally. I believed that the online MHA …
Webpage
Wagner Education Network (WEN)Mission The Wagner Education Network (WEN) provides the NYU Wagner community with a forum to engage in meaningful conversations on important current issues in K-12 education, and inspire them to take action in making education more equitable and …
News
Student Spotlight: Semina Kosti-Stavri (MPA/MBA 2026)Semina Kosti-Stavri (MPA/MBA 2026), Chair of Wagner International Student Society (WISS) Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend NYU Wagner? I grew up in Greece and moved to New York City six and a half years ago. My passion for …
Webpage
Institute for Civil Infrastructure SystemsTHE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS (ICIS) was established in 1998 with initial funding from the National Science Foundation. The Institute engages in research, education, and outreach in infrastructure, including energy, transportation, water, …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation for USAID of Margaret Sanger Center Internationals Sexual Reproductive Health Programs in Southern Africa and MongoliaIn 1998, the Matching Grant Program of the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation, Bureau for Humanitarian Response of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded the Margaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) a five-year grant to …
Capstone Projects
Evaluation for USAID of Margaret Sanger Center Internationals Sexual Reproductive Health Programs in Southern Africa and MongoliaIn 1998, the Matching Grant Program of the Office of Private and Voluntary Cooperation, Bureau for Humanitarian Response of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded the Margaret Sanger Center International (MSCI) a five-year grant to …
Capstone Projects
Improving the Efficiency of Arrest to Arraignment in NYCNew York City is composed of five boroughs/counties, each having a different District Attorney. Because each District Attorneys office has its own method of managing its arrest to arraignment process, the New York Police Department (NYPD) is operating …
Capstone Projects
Bus Ridership Strategies for Westchester County"Westchester County, NY, seeks to increase ""choice ridership"" on its BeeLine bus system. Unlike ""captive riders"" or transit dependents who lack mobility alternatives, choice riders retain access to automobiles. Westchester County has solicited the …
Capstone Projects
NYU Green Buildings"NYU is committed to environmental issues and has established the Sustainability Task Force with the main objective of reducing NYU's environmental footprint. Implementing sustainable building practices plays a crucial role in attaining NYU's …
Webpage
International Development and Humanitarian ActionDeepen your understanding of international institutions. How these entities have influenced policy, been advocates for change, and engaged politically will help you to develop your knowledge of how these institutions are a force for positive change in the …
Publication
Do interest rates matter? Credit demand in the Dhaka Slums“Best practice” in microfinance holds that interest rates should be set at profit-making levels, based on the belief that even poor customers favor access to finance over low fees. Despite this core belief, little direct evidence exists on the price …