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Evaluation of LIFTs Information ServicesThe Capstone team focused on evaluating the information services provided by Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT) at tables positioned in five Family Court locations in New York City. The project was centered on helping LIFT improve this process by …
News
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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Confrontation and loss of control: Masculinity and men’s fear in public spaceExisting research typically examines fear in publicspace from women's perspectives. To date, environment–behavior researchers have largely overlooked men'sfear in publicspace, and the role of masculinity in shaping men's perceptions of fear and safety. …
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Can Public Schools Close the Race Gap? Probing the Evidence in a Large Urban School DistrictWe examine the size and distribution of the gap in test scores across races within New York City public schools and the factors that explain these gaps. While gaps are partially explained by differences in student characteristics, such as poverty, …
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Disentangling the Racial Test Score Gap: Probing the Evidence in a Large Urban School DistrictWe examine the size and distribution of the gap in test scores across races within New York City public schools and the factors that explain these gaps. While gaps are partially explained by differences in student characteristics, such as poverty, …
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Will Tomorrow's Elderly Be Better Off?Part of the Controversial Issues series, this text presents a series of clear and lively debates on current issues in gerontology, authored by leading academic authorities in the field. The text presents a broad overview of issues and questions facing the …
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Building Homes, Reviving Neighborhoods: Spillovers from Subsidized Construction of Owner-Occupied Housing in New York CityThis article examines the impact of two New York City homeownership programs on surrounding property values. Both programs, Nehemiah Program and the Partnership New Homes program subsidize the construction of affordable owner-occupied homes in distressed …
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"Portfolios of the Poor," co-authored by Prof. Jonathan Morduch, Helped Inspire a New App to Address Income Volatility: NY Times Magazine“Want A Steady Income? There’s an App for That,” a piece published Sunday, May 3, in The New York Times Magazine , focuses on a Silicon Valley app-in-development partly inspired by Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day , the …
Alumni In Action
Chrissy KiernanWhy did you choose NYU Wagner for graduate school? I pursued my MPA to build my network, enhance my resume particularly in leadership and management, to become an expert in administration in the public sector by obtaining education in best practices, to …
Alumni In Action
Brian HarveyWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Working in the health field, I became acutely aware of the systemic challenges facing modern healthcare. In Canada, we face significant access pressures related to chronic illness and demographic trends. But …
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EMPA Students and Alumni Connect on the Importance of Public ServiceOn November 3, NYU Wagner hosted a mixer for current students and alumni of the Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) program at our historic Puck Building. The event drew 50 attendees and provided space for EMPA students and alumni to connect …
Faculty Profile
Sarah GurwitzSarah Gurwitz has over 30 years of experience in the field of Human Resource Management with the federal government. Sarah began her career as a Peace Corps volunteer serving in Venezuela for 2 years, while there, she set up a senior volunteer program at …
Capstone Projects
Building a Sustainable Brooklyn Central YMCAThe YMCA of Greater New York, as part of its capital campaign to build or renovate facilities in the five boroughs, plans to expand the Brooklyn Central YMCA branch by opening a new site. The Capstone team was asked to advise the YMCA on how to proceed …
Capstone Projects
Development of an Electronic Food Stamp Application System in New York City"Currently, the application for food stamps in New York City is a paperdriven process, whereas many other jurisdictions have made at least part of their processes electronic. The team has performed an assessment of and will make recommendations on how …
Capstone Projects
Impact of Intergovernmental TransfersEstablished in 1972, the Research Center of the University of the Pacific (CIUP) is affiliated with the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru. Its principal mission is to study the most pressing economic issues and social development challenges that …
Capstone Projects
Impact of Intergovernmental TransfersEstablished in 1972, the Research Center of the University of the Pacific (CIUP) is affiliated with the University of the Pacific in Lima, Peru. Its principal mission is to study the most pressing economic issues and social development challenges that …
Capstone Projects
Fiscal Decentralization in Cambodia: Government WorkshopThe Capstone team acted as part of an international consulting team to The Royal Government of Cambodias Ministry of Economics and Finance. A workshop was held on 15th and 16th March 2001 in Phnom Penh for key government officials and staff. This was the …
Capstone Projects
Business Model for Sustainable GrowthThe Urban Zen Integrative Therapy (UZIT) program is part of the Urban Zen Foundation, which was established by Donna Karan to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being. UZIT trains doctors, nurses, and allied healthcare professionals …
News
Sixteen Wagner Community Members Named to Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s Transition TeamIn late November, New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani announced the local leaders selected to join his transition team. Sixteen Wagner community members were named to the over 400-person transition team , holding seats on 11 of the 17 transition …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Workshop on Formal and Informal Sector Interaction in Urban Development for Rio de JaneiroThe state government of Rio de Janeiro recently sponsored a National Public Competition in an effort to generate ideas for an Urbanization Project Plan for the community of Rocinha, one of Rios largest informally constructed neighborhoods, known as …
Capstone Projects
Developing a Workshop on Formal and Informal Sector Interaction in Urban Development for Rio de JaneiroThe state government of Rio de Janeiro recently sponsored a National Public Competition in an effort to generate ideas for an Urbanization Project Plan for the community of Rocinha, one of Rios largest informally constructed neighborhoods, known as …
Capstone Projects
Development of a Performance Management System for the United Nations SecretariatThe United Nations system adopted results based management (RBM) as part of a broad reform initiative, though implementation of this framework has proven inconsistent across programs. The Office of the UnderSecretary General for Management requested that …
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Car Sharing and Parking Management at NYU Abu DhabiNew York University is developing a campus on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. As part of the campus planning and development efforts, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) tasked the Capstone team with researching and developing a plan …