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Systemic Barriers to Medicaid Patients Accessing Specialty Care in New YorkNew York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) has been active in a long-running campaign addressing the unequal delivery of outpatient specialty care at Academic Medical Centers (AMC) across New York City. NYLPI provided the Capstone team with …
Capstone Projects
Crowdsourcing Alumni EngagementUniversities face an ongoing struggle to keep alumni active and engaged in the academic and social community. Alumni are a strong source of support to universities through donations, job referrals, networking and mentorship. The Capstone team endeavored …
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Urban Mobility in the 21st CenturyBetween 2010 and 2050, the number of people living in the world’s urban areas is expected to grow by 80 percent – from 3.5 billion to 6.3 billion. This growth will pose great challenges for urban mobility – for the networks of transportation facilities …
Course
UPADM-GP.219
Segregation and Public Policy in the American CityIn early 2020 the intertwined economic, social, and political crises facing cities brought renewed public awareness to entrenched racial inequality and oppression in the United States, particularly anti-Black racism. Students in this course will develop a …Webpage
NYU Wagner Climate Week 2025As part of Climate Week NYC 2025 and Climate Week at NYU , NYU Wagner is hosting a slate of events focused on policy issues in climate and sustainability. All events are open to all NYU Wagner students, faculty, and staff, and the general public. Climate …
Alumni In Action
Anu AshokHow would you describe your experience as a Wagner student? My experience at Wagner shaped me into the professional that I am today. Having gone straight from college into graduate school, I lacked certain skills such as memo writing, group project …
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PADM-GP.4250
Hunger and Food Security in a Global PerspectiveThis course explores the political and economic policy issues surrounding hunger and food security, drawing on many case examples. The course will provide an overview of some of the core dimensions of global hunger and food security policy issues, …Alumni In Action
Justin Rosen Smolen I continue to be grateful for my education in the dual MPA-MA in Jewish studies program at NYU. My Wagner courses introduced me to a variety of practicable tools and conceptual frameworks that I regularly incorporate into my work—from creating and …
News
As Trump Administration Begins, NYU Wagner Panel Looks at Prospects for Continued Policy Innovation by City GovernmentsAbout 100 policy makers and thought leaders who work within and across the boundaries of the public and private sectors gathered at NYU Wagner on February 13 to discuss cities’ emerging role as drivers of innovation, both in America and around the world, …
Publication
A Constructionist Lens on Leadership: Charting New TerritoryThe April, 2003 meeting of the general theory scholars included invitations to scholars utilizing action-research methodologies as well as to practitioners on the frontline of leadership development in communities. Ospina discussed the …
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Why Assets? Toward a New Framework on Social StratificationOver the past three decades, average household wealth in the United States has declined among all but the richest families, with a near 80 percent drop among the nation's poorest families. Although the national debate about inequality has focused on …
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Inclusion in Social FinanceNYU Wagner’s Social Innovation and Investment Initiative hosted the symposium on inclusion in social finance to discuss ways to promote a diverse, equitable, and inclusive agenda among social finance …
News
Making its Second Investment, NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) Invests in Company that Teaches Girls to CodeThe student-led NYU Impact Investment Fund (NIIF) has successfully completed its second investment with a $25,000 investment in SmartGurlz , whose mission is to engage elementary school aged students, in particular girls who are …
Capstone Projects
Industry Analysis and Strategic PlanningAs part of the Helene Fuld College of Nursing (HFCN) strategic planning process, the college sought to understand the current and future needs (5-10 years out) of what health care employers would require of nurses and nursing education. Interested in …
Faculty Profile
Lauren TaylorLauren A Taylor, MDiv, MPH, PhD studies governance and management of health improvement efforts within the United States and abroad. She worked briefly as a consultant for the Global Fund and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and has since written on the …
Capstone Projects
Teaching Responsible Entrepreneurship for StartupsThe NYU Entrepreneurial Institute (eLab) helps launch startups by leading university-wide initiatives and commercializing technology created by NYU’s 60,000 students, faculty, and researchers. In its efforts to expand and enhance its curriculum, the eLab …
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PADM-GP.4322
Data and AI Strategies for Social Impact OrganizationsData plays an increasingly important role in powering today’s enterprises, governments and society as a whole. With the rapid pace of innovation, data science, advanced analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are becoming increasingly central and …Publication
Health insurance and health policy, American and Japanese style: lessons of comparative experienceThis paper considers how American and Japanese policymakers might learn from their mutual experience with health insurance and health policy. Each country views itself as a health care leader in their respective areas of strength. Each country is …
News
Judy Pryor-Ramirez Named NYU Assessment Seed Grant AwardeeNYU Wagner Clinical Associate Professor and Executive MPA (EMPA) Program Director Judy Pryor-Ramirez has been awarded a 2024 Assessment Seed Grant from the NYU Office of Academic Program Review and Assessment. The $1,500 grant will support her innovative …
Capstone Projects
STREAMLINING SHARED EQUITY FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTSGrounded Solutions Network is a nonprofit that works to cultivate equitable communities by advancing long-term affordable housing solutions, and it supports a national membership base of organizations actively engaged in furthering shared equity …
Capstone Projects
SEEKING SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC LIVELIHOOD IMPROVEMENTS FOR FEMALE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN MALI AND NIGERIslamic Relief USA (IRUSA) is the US-based entity of the global Islamic Relief (IR) organization, a faith-based humanitarian and development agency that serves over ten million people annually across 45 countries through relief and development projects in …