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Immersion Brings Inaugural MHA Program Cohort to Campus… most of the students had interacted with one another via video conferencing, including weekly live class sessions and …
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To become a better writer, it’s the thought that countsFor NYU Wagner’s Thom Blaylock , good writing comes in many guises, even splattered by misplaced commas and misspelled words. A Clinical Assistant Professor of Public Policy, he has taught communications at Columbia University and worked as an editor, …
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Barbara BrancaccioBarbara Brancaccio serves as the Chief Communications Officer and Executive Vice President for the Department of Communications at the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). A communications professional with more than 25 years of experience, Barbara …
Alumni In Action
Marian LeeHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? My professional experience immediately after Wagner for about 10 years (during my 20's) was in New York. New York has so many job opportunities - right out of school, I was able to get hands-on …
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Chamada AbertaEstudos de Caso sobre Empreendimentos Sociais que Produzem Comidas da Amazônia A Universidade de Nova York (NYU), a Universidade Federal do Para (UFPA), a Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará (UFOPA) e o INSPER-SP estão buscando até cinco negócios …
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Lifting Boats Not Closing Gaps: Child Health Outcomes in Distressed Cities 1992-2002Objectives. We compared cause-specific mortality and birth rates for children and youths aged younger than 18 years in 100 US cities from 1992 through 2002. Methods. We used 5 census indicators to categorize the 100 most populous US cities in 1990 as …
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Two from Wagner receive NYU's Distinguished Young Alumni AwardNYU Wagner is proud to announce that this year’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award has been given to two Wagner graduates. The Distinguished Young Alumni Award celebrates recent graduates across the University who achieved exceptional personal and …
Capstone Projects
Improving the Discharge Process for Short Stay Surgical Urology PatientsThe Baker 15 unit at New York Presbyterian (NYP) is a short-stay surgical unit with an expected length of stay of less than 48 hours. The Capstone team focused on the surgical urological patients who make up more than 65 percent of the discharges. The …
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Competencies for the Healthcare Services Management SpecializationDomain I: Leadership 1. The ability to manage teams, projects and people; to work in change-oriented healthcare organizations; and mentor a diverse and changing workforce. 2. The ability to understand and apply legal and ethical principles to …
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Message From the DeanWelcome to the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service! I am delighted to serve as the Dean of NYU Wagner during this time of tremendous change and opportunity. I often say, as public servants, we run to the fire. At NYU Wagner, we …
Stories
NYU Wagner Alumnus Gives Black Boys, and Barbershops, Access to Fun-to-Read BooksSeeing that many African American boys lack relevant male reading role models as well as access to fun books, NYU Wagner alumnus Alvin Irby created an innovative way to promote early literacy in a place many boys frequent—the barbershop. The …
Faculty Profile
J. Renay LoperJ. Renay Loper centers people as an impact strategist driven by catalyzing change and leveraging the power of strategic partnerships across sectors to shift systems that address complex social problems and injustice in communities, globally. Currently, …
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NYU Wagner Alumni Launch New Public Policy Wiki – PolicyAtlasIn the US alone, there are 90,056 distinct governmental entities. But nowhere on the Internet can a policy maker find information on how a policy solution has worked for jurisdictions beyond his or her own. Enter Kevin Hansen , Matthew Lisiecki , and Neil …
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All Things Being Equal: Reflections of a Social Justice Leader - A Conversation with Darren Walker… injected humor into his comments. The crowd of nearly 150 was riveted by his poise and warmth, and often brought to …
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Undergrads Win Recognition for Policy Proposal to Ease NYC’s Housing ShortageA team of undergraduate students majoring in Public Policy won “Best Panel Presentation” at New York University’s annual Undergraduate Research Conference on May 5. Jeremy Cheung, Aaron Reuben, William Wang, and Tiffany Wong captured the recognition of …
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City and State Names Four NYU Wagner Alumni to The 2024 Bronx Power 100City and State recently released The 2024 Bronx Power 100 , recognizing the borough’s top "movers and shakers" in business, transportation, public policy, and more. This year’s list notably included four NYU Wagner alumni: Thomas Brown (MPA 2000), vice …
Faculty Profile
Cheryl HealtonFor the last ten years, Dean Healton has devoted herself to building GPH’s academic, service, and research programs. The School has been accredited by CEPH, increased the size of its student body and research funding, recruited top faculty, added …
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Spotlight Archives… The Global Life of Grassroots Media, explores alternative video production and circulation across platforms for protesters, female migrant care workers, and queer fan-video makers. A portion of her dissertation chapter is … of citizenship, belonging, etc. these text, image, and video circulations generate. To return to the campus chapter, …
Alumni In Action
Kate Horner… your first post-Wagner job? Idealist — they even made a video about it! — and by staying very organized and …
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Ford Foundation Appoints NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés as U.S. Director of Civic Engagement and GovernmentBringing with him decades of expertise and a deep commitment to social justice, NYU Wagner alumnus Javier Valdés is joining the Ford Foundation as U.S. Director of its Civic Engagement and Government program. In this important New York-based role, he will …
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Breandan WardBreandan is a disability strategist, educator and leadership coach with an experienced academic and business background. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Public Service at New York University teaching disability-inclusive leadership and …
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Sophie PauzeSophie Pauze is Senior Director, Strategy & Impact at the NYC Health + Hospitals Office of Behavioral Health. Her cross-functional leadership role spans strategic planning, workforce development, external affairs, and performance and project management, …