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Assessing the Adequacy of the Federal Employee Compensation Act: A Study of Federal Civilian Employees Deployed to Iraq and AfghanistanIncreasing numbers of federal civilian employees (FCEs) are being deployed to help aid reconstruction and intelligence operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Working side by side with troops, FCEs engage in work that can put them at similar risk for injury …
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Evaluating Nursing Care Delivery Model… for Special Surgery (HSS) is a healthcare industry leader world-renowned for its orthopedic and rheumatologic …
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Dean's Council Casey Box (GAL ’08, WAG ’11) Director of Global Strategy, The Christensen Fund Casey Box is Director of Global Strategy at The Christensen Fund. Previously, Casey served as the Executive Director of Land is Life, a global network …
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Alumni Spotlight: Ali Knight (MPA 2007)… journey, Knight has developed a belief system as a leader that relies on an equity lens, risk-taking grounded in … set him up for success: “Wagner prepared me to be the leader that I am today. My time at Wagner helped solidify my …
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Hallmarks of ResearchLeadership researchers use different methods to engage with leaders who are both consumers of leadership research and a key source of new knowledge. Beyond facilitating a more equal exchange between practitioners and researchers, collaborative learning …
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Susan Misra… analytically rigorous processes. Susan is also a thought leader who generates innovative ideas and works with others …
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Financial Management for Public, Health, and Not-for-Profit OrganizationsOne of the few books that addresses financial and managerial accounting within the three major areas of the public sector � government, health, and not-for-profit�the Second Edition provides the fundamentals of financial management for those pursuing …
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Lisa Ellen Goldberg FellowshipLisa Ellen Goldberg, the celebrated president of the Charles H. Revson Foundation and beloved wife of John Sexton, the former president of New York University, was a dynamic force in the world of philanthropy and the Jewish community. Prior to her death …
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Transfer CreditsCriteria Transfer credits may be awarded if they were: Earned for graduate credit; Earned with a B or better; Earned prior to matriculation at NYU Wagner (including Wagner course credits while matriculated elsewhere at NYU); Earned within five years of …
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Merit-Based ScholarshipsNyu wagner merit scholarships We offer a number of competitive, merit-based scholarships to help you finance your degree. Approximately 60% of enrolling students are awarded scholarships. All full-time and part-time applicants are considered. Students …
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Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) Named Guggenheim Fellow in Foundation’s Historic 100th ClassIn a landmark year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) has been honored as a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Film-Video category. The Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded annually by the John …
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SUMMER 2022 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWS… youth rights. She recently completed work as a Delegation Leader for the Friends Committee on National Legislation, …
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Leadership and the Psychology of PowerThis chapter begins to fill in a gap in the leadership literature by looking at the psychological experience of leaders. We assume most leaders possess power over those whom they lead, and we explicate a theory of how power affects cognition and behavior. …
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Five Wagner Alumni Named in City & State's 2022 Nonprofit Power 100Five NYU Wagner alumni have been named in City & State’s Nonprofit Power 100 for 2022. This award recognizes the invaluable and often overlooked role that nonprofits play in working to improve the lives of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The leaders …
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COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action - Social ServicesThe “COVID-19 Series: NYU Wagner Alumni in Action” continued on Thursday, October 22 with its second event in a four-part series. Moderated again by Gordon Campbell, Clinical Professor of Public Service and Director of EMPA-Public Service Leaders Program, …
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Housing Policy IThis is the first course in a two-course sequence in housing policy, with an emphasis on major federal policies and the connection between housing, place and opportunity. This first course explores the historic, economic and social context of current …Publication
Multigenerational Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net: Early Life Exposure to Medicaid and the Next Generation’s Health… Our analyses are based on US Vital Statistics natality files, which enables linkages between individuals' early life …
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Welfare Reform in Philadelphia: Implementation, Effects, and Experiences of Poor Families and NeighborhoodsThe 1996 welfare reform law called for profound changes in welfare policy, including a five-year time limit on federally funded cash assistance (known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF), stricter work requirements, and greater …
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Professors Iskander and Morduch Awarded Fellowships by Institute for Advanced StudyNYU Wagner Professors Natasha Iskander and Jonathan Morduch have been awarded fellowships by the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) for the 2022-23 academic year, beginning on Sept. 19. This prestigious fellowship allows for uninterrupted curiosity-driven …
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NYU Wagner and Common Cause Host New York City Council Speaker Candidate RoundtableFollowing a landmark mayoral election in New York City, another crucial vote is approaching—New York City Council Speaker, a role which will be determined by a Council vote in January. On Tuesday, November 18, NYU Wagner and Common Cause New York hosted a …
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Microfinance Meets the MarketIn this paper, we examine the economic logic behind microfinance institutions and consider the movement from socially oriented nonprofit microfinance institutions to for-profit microfinance. Drawing on a large dataset that includes most of the world's …
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Bloomberg to Help Reduce Financial Barriers for Top Talent to Begin Careers in Public ServiceFrom climate change to inequality, urban infrastructure to transportation systems, public health to public schools, now more than ever society’s extraordinary challenges require exceptional public leaders committed to fact-based governance. Bloomberg …
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Strategies for Enhanced Member EngagementThe Coalition for Behavioral Health is a nonprofit corporation governed by a board of directors that is composed of member agency executives and leaders of New York’s behavioral health community. It is the umbrella advocacy association of New York’s …