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2024 EMPA Toast & TourOn October 26, 2024, the EMPA program hosted its Alumni Toast and Tour as part of NYU's Alumni and Families Weekend. The event brought together 24 alumni, including 21 from the EMPA program, for a special tour of the new Wagner building, offering a chance …
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Certificates & Non-Degree ProgramsIf you're looking to make a quick pivot in your career and need a deeper understanding of a particular area, or just want to take a few courses across a spectrum topics to enhance your knowledge, consider our Advanced Certificate and Non-degree programs. …
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Human Resources: Leading Talent Development (EMPA)This course is designed for public and nonprofit leaders and managers rather than human resource professionals, and provides a broad overview of human resources and talent management dynamics and responsibilities. Topics will include basic human resources …Capstone Projects
DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR A UK-BASED FISCAL HOST FOLLOWING BREXITGlobal Dialogue is an independent, international platform for philanthropic partnership, enabling funders to work together to advance human rights and social change within countries in the European Union (EU). Fiscal host organizations offer incubation …
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Additional PER Information for International StudentsNYU Wagner requires all MPA and MUP international students to fulfill the Professional Experience Requirement (PER). The main PER page has information applicable to all students and this page walks you through some of the most commonly asked questions …
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UNDERSTANDING THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERN SURVIVOR-CENTERED
ECONOMIC ADVOCACYThe Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ) is a nationwide organization dedicated to addressing the intersection of poverty and gender-based violence. In 2012, CSAJ launched a National Needs Assessment to understand the landscape of consumer rights …
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The Hidden Regulations Behind Streets The suburban garage: The birthplace of Nirvana and the Ramones. The hallowed ground on which so many Silicon Valley behemoths got their starts. And, for the rest of us, the dark, dingy graveyard where we’ve abandoned countless lawn mowers, as-seen-on-tv …
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND DATA VISUALIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PROGRAMServices for the Underserved (SUS) is a nonprofit organization that provides $185 million in services to over 25,000 people annually. SUS has tripled in size in the past seven years and is currently consolidating its programs, clients, and staff to …
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IMPROVING NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE IN NEW YORK STATE PRISONSThe Correctional Association of New York (CANY) is an independent oversight organization dedicated to monitoring New York State’s correctional facilities, identifying issues, and advocating for improvements in prison conditions and treatment of …
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The effect of term limits on legislator diversityTheoretically, legislatures that reflect the demographics of their electorates better represent their constituents’ interests. However, American state legislatures often do not mirror the racial, ethnic, and/or gender makeup of the citizens they …
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Re-engaging the Community for a Sustainable FutureAmidst the significant changes transforming the publishing industry, the NYU Bookstore faces the fundamental question of how to be financially sustainable in a new era of publishing. Through analyzing potential process and planning areas that could be …
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Association of caesarean delivery with child adiposity from age 6 weeks to 15 YearsOBJECTIVES: To assess associations of caesarean section with body mass from birth through adolescence. DESIGN: Longitudinal birth cohort study, following subjects up to 15 years of age. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Children born in 1991-1992 in Avon, UK who …
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Peter GraceTell us about your current public service work. Can you briefly describe your employment organization and position responsibilities, as well as any relevant volunteer or entrepreneurial activities? After spending three years in the Obama Administration …
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Event Summary: From Urban Decay to Urban AgricultureBy Ariel Bernstein (NYU Steinhardt, Food Studies) and Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) The Wagner Food Policy Alliance (WFPA) recently hosted “From Urban Decay to Urban Agriculture,” an event co-sponsored by the Urban Planning Student …
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Travel Courses There are many opportunities to find additional funding for study abroad , but it requires advance planning and some work. Please note that the Office of International Programs does not administer these funding opportunities. Please contact each …
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SPRING 2022 LEAD & PARKE Fellows We are thrilled to announce the Fellows for Spring 2022, who will be working at a variety of organizations involved in pro-democracy and voter access work. …
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Dueling Schemata: Dialectical Sensemaking About GenderRecent scholarship has shown that, despite the broad representation of women in the workplace, gender inequities in organizations remain widespread. Because gender schema ”embedded ways of thinking about men and women” contribute to this phenomenon, …
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Managing Diversity in Civil Service: A Case Study in Public ManagementThe new century has been marked by a generalized sense that traditional work arrangements are inadequate to address the challenges organizations encounter today. The shifts from an industrial to an information-based society, and from a manufacturing to a …
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SUMMER 2025 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWSMakenzie Rodrigues will graduate from NYU in May with an MA in Politics (American Politics) from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. During her time at NYU, she served as a copy editor for the Journal of Political Inquiry and played on the Women's …
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Analysis of Hospital-based Violence Intervention ProgramThe New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) supports Kings County Hospital in delivering its nationally-recognized, hospital-based violence intervention program called Cure Violence. The program is an evidence-based, anti-violence …
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Jeremy Travis, NYU Wagner Alumnus, Named 2024 National Academy of Public Administration FellowJeremy Travis, a 1977 graduate of NYU Wagner and a prominent figure in justice reform, has been selected as a Fellow in the 2024 Class of the National Academy of Public Administration . Travis, currently a senior fellow at Columbia University’s Justice …
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Measuring Client Satisfaction to Improve Service QualityThe Bronx Defenders (BxD) provides client-centered, holistic services to low-income people in the Bronx, including family defense services that prevents children in the Bronx from being taken unnecessarily from their families and placed in the child …
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Informing a Strategic Planning ProcessAchieve Mission is a national consulting firm committed to enhancing the impact of social sector organizations through leadership development and talent management. Following the fulfillment of its first strategic plan and a change in leadership, …
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Revisiting Components of Renewable Portfolio Standards and Their Impact on State Renewable Energy GenerationRenewable energy is an increasingly important source of US electricity due to concerns about global climate change, energy security, and fossil fuel price volatility. This study focuses on the extent to which state regulatory policies impact state …