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Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Public Administration Training Program for Public Sector Employees in JordanThe Education for Employment Foundation aims to create job opportunities for unemployed youth in the Middle East and North Africa by providing them with professional and technical training. The organization's affiliate in Jordan, the Jordan Career …
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Youth in Transition: Ensuring a Future for Teens Leaving Foster CareTeens aging out of foster care often do not have the skills and support they need to become active, responsible citizens. Youth Advocacy Center has developed a curriculum for social-service agencies that seeks to ensure that every young person leaves …
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Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
Capstone Projects
Envisioning the Future of the South Bronx WaterfrontThe South Bronx waterfront Capstone team examined the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Port Morris and created a South Bronx Waterfront Improvement Plan. This plan reflects the initiative and energy that is driving the revitalization of the South Bronx. …
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The Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows ProgramThe Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program prepares high-potential students with the skills, knowledge, and networks to be impactful public service leaders. The Bloomberg Public Service Fellows will receive full-tuition …
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Using Electronically Available Inpatient Hospital Data for ResearchDespite a push to create electronic health records and a plethora of healthcare data from disparate sources, there are no data from a single electronic source that provide a full picture of a patient’s hospital course. This paper describes a process to …
Stories
Climate Resilience Strategies to Mitigate the Risk of Climate ChangeBy: Katherine Key (MUP) On Wednesday, October 2, NYU Wagner hosted Matthew Kahn as part of this year’s Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum. Professor Kahn, a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Economics at John Hopkins University (JHU) and the director …
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The French Case for Climate Justice in the CaribbeanFrom Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, Hurricane Dorian in 2019, and Tropical Storm Elsa in 2021, Caribbean islands have faced environmental disasters that are becoming more frequent and intense because of climate change. Though climate change is a …
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Creating Sustainable Solutions in Developing Countries through Gender EqualityAs a summer analyst within the Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank, Handaa Enkh-Amgalan supported the analysis and research of the organization’s impact evaluation projects focusing on women's economic empowerment in Sub-Saharan Africa. “I was …
Alumni In Action
Ross MudrickWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner has a great reputation, of course, but the blend of theoretical and the practical was specifically attractive. Reading about professors who had been at the forefront on issues and challenges I cared …
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Cities—faced with climate change—must prove resilientNYU Wagner hosted its annual Henry Hart Rice Urban Policy Forum bringing together policymakers and thought-leaders to explore this year’s theme: Cities, Climate Change, and Resilience. Industry expert Amy Chester and NYU Wagner professor Gernot Wagner led …
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Ghanaian Women's Social Leadership Program: Graduating the Second Cohort & Welcoming the Third Cohort of Leading Women in Social ChangeOn May 2, 2016, the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP) held a graduation ceremony for the 2015-2016 cohort. The event acknowledged 15 exceptional graduates—Ghanaian women leaders who, over the past year, have dedicated themselves to …
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NYU's Coleridge Initiative hosted the 2019 Rich Context CompetitionOn February 15, 2019, New York University’s Coleridge Initiative hosted the 2019 Rich Context Competition, inviting computer scientists and machine learning researchers around the world to find better ways of automating the discovery of research datasets, …
Alumni In Action
Christian DiPalermoChristian DiPalermo is the Executive Director of New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P), New York's only city-wide independent advocacy organization for all parks across the five boroughs. He manages a full-time staff of ten - and several interns, who work to …
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Irfan HasanHow would you describe your experience as an NYU Wagner student? It was helpful to be in a class with peers who also had practical experience prior to returning to graduate school. Faculty members with meaningful connections to public and nonprofit …
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Online MHA Frequently Asked QuestionsYou will be prepared to assume leadership roles in hospitals, community healthcare clinics, health insurance companies, healthcare consulting firms, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, home health organizations, and pharmaceutical and medical device …
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NYU Wagner Student Jibreel Jalloh Selected as Obama Foundation ScholarNYU Wagner student Jibreel Jalloh (MPA 2026) has been selected for the prestigious Obama Foundation Scholars program , recognizing his outstanding leadership in nonprofit advocacy. Jalloh, who is the first NYU student ever to be selected for the program, …
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The Influence of Point-of-Selection Menu Labeling in Fast Food Restaurants and Cafeterias on Food Orders and Consumption: A Review of the Literature. Obesity is a challenging public health problem that affects millions of Americans. Increasingly policy makers are seeking environmental and policy-based solutions to combat and prevent its serious health effects. Calorie labeling mandates, including the …
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Undergraduate Offerings Our world is becoming increasingly complex and interconnected—as are the challenges we’re facing. Issues such as urbanization, healthcare, social justice, and inequality call for a new generation of public service leaders who can develop smart solutions …
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Constructing National Development StrategiesIn this course, students examine the challenges and opportunities of national development. Following Lant Pritchett, we define national development as the lockstep improvement in (i) economic productivity, (ii) political representation, (iii) public …Publication
The Great Recession's Impact on New York City's Budget.Strong property tax growth and proactive policies - including beginning the recession with a substantial surplus of $5.3 billion (9 percent of revenues) - offset a severe contraction in income tax receipts, protecting the City's budget such that it never …
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Sustaining Innovation: Creating Nonprofit and Government Organizations that Innovate NaturallyAny organization can innovate once. The challenge is to innovate twice, thrice, and more?to make innovation a part of daily good practice. This book shows how nonprofit and government organizations can transform the single, occasional act of innovating …