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Alumni Spotlight: Nilbia Coyote (MPA 2011)Where do you work? Describe your current job. I’m the Executive Director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICE), a non profit community-based organization in Jackson Heights, Queens dedicated to inspiring, organizing, and empowering immigrant …
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Data Inventories for the Modern Age? Using Data Science to Open Government DataThis article describes how data science techniques—machine learning and natural language processing—can be used to open the black box of government data. It then describes how an incentive structure can be established—using human–computer interaction …
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Does Federally Funded Job Training Work? Nonexperimental Estimates of WIA Training Impacts Using Longitudinal Data on Workers and FirmsFredrik W Andersson, Harry J Holzer, Julia Lane, David Rosenblum, Jeffrey A Smith …
Capstone Projects
Local economic developmentThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) engaged a Capstone team to assist in the evaluation and development of a diagnostic toolbox capable of assessing local economic development (LED) in Least Developed Countries (LDC). The team developed a …
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Service learningFounded in 1887, Horace Mann School (HMS) is an independent, college-preparatory school located in the Bronx. HMS’ Service Learning Program is an after-school initiative that combines community service and action with education, and provides opportunities …
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Something of collaborative manufacture: The construction of race and gender identities in organizations~~ Using qualitative data, this paper documents how organizations contribute to the construction of their members’ race and gender identities. Data collection took place in four organizations, from a small nonprofit to a large financial services firm. …
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Academic PoliciesDoctoral candidates are required to maintain a "B+" (3.3) average. If a student's grade point average remains below 3.3 for two consecutive semesters, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. All students who elect to apply transfer credit …
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Fields of StudyStudents choose two fields of study and must pass a Comprehensive Exam for each field by the end of the second year of study. A core doctoral field ( Management or Public Policy ) Another established field or a customized field. For this field students …
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International Development - PhDAlthough it has become an important focus of scholarship and a major global policy arena, there is not universal agreement on exactly what the field of international development encompasses. Generally speaking, there is consensus that it broadly focuses …
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Program UpdatesAugust 31, 2020 Cohort 4 Graduation Ceremony On June 30, 2020, the eight participants from GWSLP Cohort 4 graduated after the successful completion of all the program requirements. The graduation ceremony was held as a Zoom event. The ceremony provided an …
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NYU Wagner President's Service Award Recipients for 2016On April 14, four NYU Wagner students and two NYU Wagner student organizations were honored at the 32nd Annual President's Service Awards . The ceremony, held at the NYU Kimmel Center for University Life, honored over 40 groups and nearly 100 …
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Federal funding of doctoral recipients: What can be learned from linked dataWan Ying Chang, Wei Cheng, Julia Lane, Bruce A. Weinberg …
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Introduction and motivationKaye Husbands Fealing, Julia Lane, John L. King, Stanley Johnson …
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Measuring the Economic Value of Research: The Case of Food SafetyJulia Lane, Kaye Husbands-Fealing, John King, Stanley Johnson …
Alumni In Action
Maitri PujaraCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? I currently work as an Urban Planner at Gensler in New York City. Gensler is the world’s leading global architecture, design, planning, and strategic consulting firm, with 6,000+ staff working across …
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Career AdvisementOCS Staff are ready to support you in your professional development. Meet with us to: Explore career tracks and clarify your goals Craft your job search strategy Perfect your pitch Search for your next job or internship Prepare for your interviews …
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NYU Wagner Labor Initiative and State Futures Release Joint Issue Brief on Strengthening Workers' Rights Through Interstate CooperationAs Federal Labor Protections Diminish, New Report Charts Collaborative State Response State Futures and NYU Wagner Labor Initiative release roadmap for interstate action on workers’ rights A new report released by State Futures and the NYU Wagner …
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MUP - International Development Planning SpecializationWhen “the greater good” has global proportions, how do you balance the needs and values of all the people involved? We’ll help you answer that. Whether you’re interested in planning for the multinational cities of tomorrow or the developing economies of …
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Proximity and Economic Activity: An Analysis of Vendor-Business TransactionsJulia Ingrid Lane, Nathan Goldschlag, Bruce A. Weinberg, Nikolas Zolas …
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Alumnus an Honoree in Crain's "40 Under 40" List of Up and ComersThe annual “40 Under 40” issue of Crain’s New York for 2015 honors NYU Wagner alumnus Gary Rodney (MUP 1999). As President of the New York City Housing Development Corp., Rodney is at the forefront of carrying out Mayor Bill de Blasio’s pledge to build or …
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Does High School Size Matter for Risky Behaviors and Mental Health of Low-Income Teenagers? Evidence from New York City.Kai Hong, Sherry Glied, Leanna Stiefel, Sana Fatima and Amy Schwartz …
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Incomplete GradesIncomplete Grades It is the expectation that students will complete all course requirements on time. Students are penalized for failing to meet course requirements as scheduled in the syllabus; papers, homework assignments, and exams not completed by the …
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Health Evaluation and Analytics LabThe Health Evaluation and Analytics Lab (HEAL) promotes applied research to help health sector organizations evaluate initiatives that seek to improve health outcomes among populations and to improve healthcare delivery practices. HEAL was established in …