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PADM-GP.2106
Community OrganizingCommunity Organizing is for those who could imagine running national or local advocacy organizations that make change happen or anyone who wants to understand the art of community organizing. It will provide an overview of and training in contemporary …News
Event Recap: Wagner Philanthropy Presents: Careers in FundraisingWritten by Byron Bao On November 13, 2025, NYU Wagner’s Office of Career Services and Wagner Philanthropy hosted a Careers in Fundraising Panel to discuss the useful strategies and tactics that can be applied to today’s complicated funding atmospheres. …
Alumni In Action
Maitri Pujara… about your job responsibilities? I currently work as an Urban Planner at Gensler in New York City. Gensler is the … create a better world through the power of design. As an urban planner and architect, I am focused on the idea of … resilient cities, and communities. My recent work includes urban design and planning projects such as sustainable campus …
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International Development Policy & Management SpecializationImplement strategies to drive international initiatives and address complex global challenges. …
Faculty Profile
ChengHe Guan… ChengHe Guan is an Assistant Professor of Urban Science and Policy at NYU Shanghai, Global Network … the founding co-director of the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD) . Dr. Guan is also affiliated with the …
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Rae Zimmerman… services. In 2011-2013 she directed Wagner’s Urban Planning Program for the fifth time. She is a Fellow … quality, environmental health risk management, and urban infrastructure in the context of the quality of life in … environmental performance measures for the resiliency of urban infrastructure services in extreme events of both …
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Yeji Choi … student at NYU Wagner and NYU Shanghai, specializing in Urban Policy, and a doctoral researcher affiliated with the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Urban Design and Urban Science (LOUD). Her research explores how big data can …
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Student Spotlight: Alexander Yu (MUP 2025)… business at a basic level. And after thinking back to an Urban Politics class I took during my undergraduate degree— … conducting my own research—I was attracted to the field of urban planning and public service to address this issue. I …
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EXEC-GP.2135
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 …Faculty Profile
Charles J. NeighborsI am a behavioral scientist who brings together clinical, statistical, and business expertise to understand and inform about healthcare reform and its impact on individuals struggling with addictions and mental health disorders. My research focuses on …
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2020 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS… these fields. At the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, Alexis contributes to ongoing discussions and … in affordable housing and policy encouraged him to study urban planning at NYU Wagner where he focused on … Léon Dr. Vanessa Léon is Assistant Clinical Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service and will serve as the …
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Daniel Mangrum… of financial education. He also studies topics in urban traffic congestion with a focus on the New York City …
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Professor Julia Lane Honored for Service to the Social Sciences… Lane is a Professor at NYU Wagner, the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress, and an NYU Provostial Fellow for …
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Voices and Experiences: The Management of Human Talent from the Inside Out in Colombian Public Organizations (Voces y Vivencias: La Gestión del Talento Humano Vista desde Adentro de las Organizaciones Públicas Colombianas)S. Ospina Bozzi and A. Hofmann-Pinilla …
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Urban Planning… Corporation (EDC) NYU Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey … Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management Urban Land Institute US Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) US Environmental Protection Agency …
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ACO Performance in Focus at Kovner-Behrman Health ForumThe Kovner-Behrman Health Forum, an eagerly anticipated annual event at NYU Wagner, explored the question of whether Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a recent reform, are truly spurring cost reductions and greater quality through the coordination of …
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Robyn SteinRobyn L. Stein is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a consultant to not-for-profits with a focus on strategic marketing/communications, fundraising, event production, sponsorship …
Capstone Projects
Childcare Accessibility for Employees of Mid-sized CompaniesHalf of the families in the United States find it difficult to find childcare. Moreover, the lack of affordable childcare causes many women to leave the workforce early and stagnates their careers. Kidvy, the Capstone team initiative, seeks to address …
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Natasha Iskander… Natasha N. Iskander, James Weldon Johnson Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service, conducts research on the … internationally and in the United States, on issues of urban development, migration and development policy, and …
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Erica Gabrielle FoldyProfessor Foldy is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University where she directs the Advocacy and Political Action Specialization and co-directs the Capstone Program. …
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Online CoursesWhile you engage in online courses, the expectations for participation and conduct are the same as if you were taking the class in person. Attend all class meetings. Wagner's online courses meet in a live, synchronous format. They cannot be completed …
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MUP Links and Resources… A Web of Information For more information about urban planning, consider these online resources: American … practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues. Congress for New Urbanism - … practices to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions. …
Capstone Projects
Evaluating Interventions for Managing Inclusive Urban Growth… Bank to enhance its clients’ ability to manage inclusive urban growth and meet the demands outlined in the New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). SDG contains goals set by the UN seeking to improve urban planning and management through participatory and …
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Public Policy Specialization… as policy analysts, legislative staffers, consultants, and urban planners. They can work in different sectors, including … provides a strong foundation in quantitative methods and urban policy, distinguishing it from other tracks like social …