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Improving HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy Development and Implementation at Indian BPO FirmsThe Global Business Coalition is a corporate membership organization helping corporations identify and implement programs within their businesses to address diseases such as HIV/AIDS. Many of these corporations utilize Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) …
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Is neighbourhood destiny? Exploring the link between neighbourhood mobility and student outcomesThe notion that children from ‘good’ neighbourhoods are destined for success while those from ‘bad’ neighbourhoods are destined for failure has considerable popular appeal. Residential location is strongly linked to school quality, access to educated …
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Curricular ResourcesBringing salmon back to the Columbia river: How Native American tribes are implementing a wa- tershed-wide plan. Columbia River Inter-tribal Fish Commission. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Jennifer Dodge and …
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Reframing HIV/AIDSStabinski L., Pelley(Grepin), K., Jacob, S.T., Long, J.M. & Leaning, J. …
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Guidelines for Wagner-Invited Speaker InvitationsThese guidelines are intended to convey the sense of the faculty with respect to invitations extended by the School and members of the School community to outside speakers. They build on the University’s Guidelines for Administrative Implementation of …
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Human Resources for Healthcare - Managing for Success Fifth EditionSampson and Fried 2021 …
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Do Housing Choice Voucher Holders Live Near Good SchoolsThe Housing Choice Voucher program was created, in part, to help low income households reach a broader range of neighborhoods and schools. Rather than concentrating low income households in designated developments, vouchers allow families to choose their …
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PADM-GP.4700
Topics in Public ServiceThis course examines pressing public service challenges through a rotating focus that responds to current developments and instructor expertise. Each semester explores a different frontier issue shaping the field—recent offerings have covered topics such …Publication
Social Media in Disaster Preparation, Response, and RecoverySocial media have become an essential source of information before, during, and after disasters. Social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr—instantaneous, far-reaching, and interactive— have become the convergence point for a range of information …
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ADVANCING GENDER-RESPONSIVE PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
AND BUDGETINGThe World Bank’s Governance Global Practice (GGP) works with countries facing governance issues to build capable, transparent, and inclusive institutions. Governments use Gender-Responsive Public Financial Management (GRPFM), also known as Gender- …
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Microfinance as a credit card?Muhammad Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, the most prestigious of a string of awards celebrating his role in creating banks for the poor. If there was a Nobel for marketing, he could have won that, too. That’s not meant as a jab but as recognition …
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Collaborative Off-line Reflection: A Way to Develop Skill in Action Science and Action InquiryHandbook of Action Research draws together the different strands of action research, reveals their diverse applications and demonstrates their interrelations. The text articulates an emergent, participatory worldview that will challenge the modernist …
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Setting an Agenda for Local Action: The Limits of Expert Opinion and Community VoiceMany social programs, funded by government or philanthropy, begin with efforts to improve local conditions with strategic planning. Mandated by funders, these processes aim to include the views of community residents and those with technical expertise. …
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THE APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASEInstitut Pasteur is a nonprofit foundation and international leader in biomedical research, focusing on the research advancement of human health and medical progress. Institut Pasteur has an existing network of 33 centers across the globe and is opening …
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Aligning Ideologies and Institutions: Reorganization in the HIV/AIDS Services Administration of New York CityHow effective was organizational reform implemented inside one critical New York City health agency? Specifically, we examine the extent to which the reorganization of the HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA) into the Medical Insurance Services …
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Program Recertification Costs: Evidence from SNAPParticipants in means-tested programs must periodically document eligibility through a recertification process. If all cases that fail recertification are ineligible, the exact timing of this process should be irrelevant. We find that later …
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Is Micro Too Small? Microcredit vs. SME FinanceMicrocredit and SME finance are often pitched as alternative strategies to create employment opportunities in low-income communities. So far, though, little is known about how employment patterns compare. We integrate evidence from three surveys to show …
Stories
How a Wagner Associate Dean Helped Bring the AIDS Crisis to the Big ScreenDavid Schachter Reflects on Starring in the First Feature Film About the Disease After he filmed Buddies in 1985, David Schachter ’s life changed. But not in the way you might expect for a young actor who had just starred in a movie. Buddies was not …
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Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011)Elizabeth Olsson (MPA-PNP 2011), director of community grants, Marguerite Casey Foundation Elizabeth is a philanthropic and nonprofit leader whose career has centered on advancing racial equity through systems change, community partnership, and public …
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Stephanie ChrispinWhy did you choose Wagner for graduate school? Wagner was the only graduate program that allowed me to continue working while taking substantive, professionally-relevant courses. I also loved the cross-pollination among students with different …
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Aniqa NawabiAniqa Nawabi is a public service professional with over a decade of experience in civil society leadership and government. She currently works for New York State government, at New York State Homes and Community Renewal, where she is the Director of …
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Accept Your OfferUS citizens and permanent residents should file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as soon as possible at fafsa.ed.gov. List "New York University" as a recipient and include our federal school code number 002785 when completing your …
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Salo Vinocur CoslovskySalo Coslovsky is Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU Wagner. His research analyzes how government agencies can protect workers, the environment and consumers while enhancing private firms' ability to compete. Coslovsky began …