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Alexander HeilAlex Heil, PhD, Senior Economist at The Conference Board, is an applied economist with more than 20 years of experience in the energy, environment, and infrastructure space. His work is centered on the energy transition, renewable energy resources, urban …
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State Authorization, Accreditation, and Student Complaint ProcessState Authorization Post-secondary institutions that offer education programs to students located outside the state must comply with the laws and regulations of the states where they seek to enroll students. The State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement …
Capstone Projects
Strengthening Fair Trade Monitoring and Evaluation ApproachesGlobal Goods Partners (GGP) is a nonprofit organization and certified fair trade retailer whose mission is to improve the social and economic well-being of women artisans around the world. Working with 30 community-based organizations in 18 countries, GGP …
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MPA-PNP CurriculumSpecialization Focus Areas Tools and Skills Policies and Issues View courses in Advocacy specialization focus areas …
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Health Services Management Specialization Our mission is to prepare individuals for leadership roles in healthcare organizations. Our graduates apply their knowledge and skills to make evidence-based decisions that create high-quality, cost-effective healthcare organizations, and that promote …
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Monitoring of refugee resettlementAs the largest program within Church World Service (CWS), the Immigration and Refugee Program has resettled over 500,000 refugees in its 67-year history. While CWS has a solid history of monitoring and evaluating its network of refugee resettlement …
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The Twilight of Liberal Welfare ReformThirty years ago, welfare reform was a liberal issue. In the 1960s and 1970s, government planners proposed that cash welfare benefits be raised and extended to the entire low-income population. But those proposals were rejected, and since the 1970s, the …
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Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government ResponsivenessSituated at the front lines of government, mayors of small and mid-sized cities increasingly find themselves dealing directly with the impact of climate change, immigration, and technological and economic shifts – with little or no help, several of them …
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NYC Mayoral Candidates Participate in Forum at NYU Wagner, Hosted by Student Organizations and Jones Consulting & Strategy GroupOn Thursday, March 20, New York City mayoral candidates Michael Blake and Senator Jessica Ramos participated in an open forum at NYU Wagner, hosted by Wagner’s Black Student Association (BSA), Wagner City Government, the Urban Planning Student …
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Hunter Johansson (MPA 2018)Solar Responders (SR), a New York-based nonprofit organization, installs solar power and battery storage in fire stations in Puerto Rico. The organization’s mission was developed in response to the devastation Hurricane Maria caused to the island’s power …
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Breaking the Barriers: How Do State Policies Impact HIV Testing Rates?In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released their ?Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings.? These revised recommendations encourage routine HIV …
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Pennies from Heaven: Assessing the Impact of New York State's STAR Exemption on School District Property TaxationNew York State's School Tax Relief (STAR) program exempts a portion of homestead property values from school district property taxation. The inception of this program immediately preceded a period of increased school property tax levies and expenditures. …
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Event Recap: 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health ForumOn Thursday, April 10, NYU Wagner hosted the 28th Annual Kovner-Behrman Health Forum. Moderated by Dean Sherry Glied, the panel featured experienced health leaders Pamela Brier, former president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center; Jeanne Lambrew, …
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ACA-Driven 11th Edition of "Jonas & Kovner's Health Care in America" Provides Readers with Guide for Changing MarketWith its recent affirmation by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," has become a permanent feature of the nation’s health care system. Now, the just-published 11 th Edition of the highly acclaimed Jonas and Kovner's Health Care …
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Surprise! The World Trade Center Rebuilding Pays Off for the Port Authority – and the RegionThe general view of New Yorkers, the media, and the civic community has been that the rebuilding of the World Trade Center, while necessary, has come at a major cost to the Port Authority’s bottom line. Findings in a new report by the NYU Rudin Center, …
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Reconsidering Risk: Biosocial Interactions and their Implications for Health Policy: The Case of Low Birth Weight.According to recent research, interactions between infant health and environment can play crucial roles in clustering health and economic disadvantage among certain families. Researchers have provided a clear example of such intergenerational biosocial …
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Event Recap: A Conversation with Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris Weinshall and GuestsOn Thursday, April 3, 2025, NYU Wagner hosted, in its Main Event Space, A Conversation with Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Iris Weinshall and an expert panel discussing civic infrastructure in New York City. Weinshall, the chief operating officer of the …
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NYU Wagner alumnus Yusef Freeman is honored for his work in affordable housing financeRecognizing his work in the creation of thousands of units of affordable housing, NYU Wagner alumnus Yusef Freeman was lauded recently as one of the sector’s “Rising Stars.” Freeman (MPA 2013) has risen to Managing Director at McCormack Baron Salazar, a …
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Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) is driving economic justice by creating a more equitable credit building systemThe following article was created by the NYU Alumni Association (NYUAA) which celebrated Wagner alumnus Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) and Samir Goel (STERN 2016) with the 2022 NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year award . Wemimo Abbey (MPA 2015) and Samir Goel …
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Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015) Named an NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year NYU Wagner graduate Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015) was named an NYU Alumni Changemaker of the Year , the University’s annual recognition of alumni making an impact in New York City, nationally, and globally. Irby is the founder and executive director of …
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NYU Wagner's Impact: Alumni Featured in Power Women 100Multiple NYU Wagner alumnae have been honored in City & State ’s 2023 Power Women 100 , along with friends and affiliates of our school. The Power Women 100 list recognizes the invaluable contributions of women working in and around New York City and …
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Health Services Management: Readings and CommentaryManagers of a healthcare organization have numerous demands on their time, their skills, their knowledge, and their budgets. They are responsible for adapting to change, managing their office, making effective decisions, among countless other tasks. This …
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A dialogue on the future of microfinance and international developmentThis dialogue contributes to the 50th anniversary and 200th issue of Mondes en développement ( Developing Worlds ), the French and Belgian journal founded in 1973 by François Perroux of the Collège de France. To mark the anniversary, we discuss what has …