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Does Gentrification Displace Poor Children? New Evidence from Medicaid Records in New York CityThe pace of gentrification has accelerated in cities across the country since 2000, and many observers fear it is displacing low-income populations from their homes and communities. We offer new evidence about the consequences of gentrification on …
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NYU Wagner Honors 410 Graduating Students at Convocation 2015Hailing from thirteen different countries, 410 graduating students of NYU Wagner were enthusiastically honored at the school's 2015 Convocation ceremony on May 19 at the New York City Center. Arrayed in academic attire in a capacity crowd of more than …
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New Executive Certificate in Data Literacy and Evidence BuildingDates: September 6, 2023 to November 9, 2023 Lecture: 12:00–1:00pm ET Group work: 1:00–2:00pm ET Commitment : 2 hours lecture, 2 hours group work per contact week (7 weeks total, Wednesdays and Thursdays); additional group presentation preparation time …
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Leadership, Diversity and RaceFoldy, E. G. & Ospina, S. 2015. “ Leadership styles, ethnicity and race. ” Entry for Hou, Xiaoshuo (ed.) Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism. Blackwell. Ospina, S., El Hadidy, W. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from …
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Two NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State Power ListsIn City & State’s recent power lists, a pair of NYU Wagner alumni were recognized for their professional accomplishments. Neela Mukherjee Lockel (MPA-PNP 2007) was named to the Leaders of Long Island list and Jen Hensley (MPA-PNP 2008) was named to …
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Registration ChecklistSummer 2026 Registration Information Registration for Summer 2026 begins on Monday, February 9 at 9:00am ET. Summer 2026 courses are viewable in the Albert Course Search as part of Academic Year 2025-2026. In order to be prepared for the start of …
Faculty Profile
Rae ZimmermanRae Zimmerman is Research Professor and Professor Emerita of Planning and Public Administration at New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. Prior to that she was on the full-time faculty as Professor of Planning and Public …
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NYU Recognizes Professor Jacob Faber with Make A Difference AwardNYU Wagner is thrilled to congratulate Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Service Jacob W. Faber for his recognition by New York University and President Andrew Hamilton for outstanding research and teaching efforts : Professor Faber has been …
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2021 AWARDS & DISTINCTIONSPresented for leadership capacity and exceptional contribution to public service. …
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Gallery Space (on hiatus)Spring 2023 re:tratos urbanos — Paintings and mixed-media portraits by Rodríguez Calero (RoCa) This two-decade survey exhibit showcases Rodríguez Calero's signature acrollage and fotacrolé techniques—two innovative processes that fuse painting, …
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Two from Wagner receive NYU's Distinguished Young Alumni AwardNYU Wagner is proud to announce that this year’s Distinguished Young Alumni Award has been given to two Wagner graduates. The Distinguished Young Alumni Award celebrates recent graduates across the University who achieved exceptional personal and …
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Student Spotlight: Sita Goetschius (MPA 2023)Serving as the engagement director for the Wagner Diversity Council (WDC), Sita works to ensure that all students feel welcome and foster opportunities for intentional discourse, practice, and action around diversity and inclusion. What motivated you to …
Alumni In Action
Scott ClarkeBetween 2006 and 2007, Scott Clarke (MPA 2008) spent a year working at a youth development organization in South Africa. It wasn’t long, however until he recognized that what he was doing was not addressing the scale of the need he saw in the country. He …
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Congressional Decisionmaking ProjectConference Video December Conference Video This C-SPAN site provides complete coverage of the December conference with former Senator Daschle, former Representative Frenzel, Organizational Performance Initiative Founder Dr. Paul Light, Colby Professor Dr. …
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Population Health and the Health System: A Comparative Analysis of Avoidable Mortality in Three Nations and Their World CitiesBackground: Access to timely and effective medical services can reduce rates of premature mortality attributed to certain conditions. We investigate rates of total and avoidable mortality (AM) and the percentage of avoidable deaths in France, England and …
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Nonprofit Exemptions and Homeowner Property Tax BurdenThis paper examines the question of whether there is any correlation between the prevalence of nonprofit organizations with property, plant, and equipment exempt from property taxation and the property tax burden for homeowners. Data from the Tax …
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The Merit and Reputation of an Administration: Presidential Appointees on the Appointments ProcessAmerican government was designed to be led by citizens who would step out of private life to serve their nation, then return to their communities enriched by that service and ready to recruit the next generation of citizen servants. The Founding Fathers …
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Alumni Spotlight: Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013)Founding a nonprofit organization was not the direction Claudia Espinosa (MPA 2013) thought that her life would take when she moved to New York City from Colombia in 2000. Espinosa always wanted to have a career that would allow her to help others, and …
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NYU Wagner Welcomes Richard Buery as Distinguished Visiting UrbanistNYU Wagner is excited to welcome Richard Buery as a Distinguished Visiting Urbanist for the Spring 2019 semester. Buery is the Chief of Policy & Public Affairs at KIPP, leading its public policy, advocacy, marketing, and communications efforts to enlarge …
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Ellen SchallDEAN AND MARTIN CHERKASKY PROFESSOR OF HEALTH POLICY & MANAGEMENT Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 295 Lafayette Street, Room 2100A New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212) 998 - 7438 Email: ellen.schall@nyu.edu B.A., Swarthmore College J.D., …
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NYU Wagner welcomes two outstanding faculty membersNYU Wagner is pleased to welcome two talented new faculty members: Domingo Morel and Jacob Victory. Domingo Morel’s research encompasses racial and ethnic politics, urban politics, education politics and public policy. He is the author of Takeover: …
Alumni In Action
Melissa LeitmanLeitman joined PENCIL’s staff right after graduating from Wagner in 2006 as the Partnership Coordinator for Brooklyn and Staten Island. She works with close to two hundred schools, matching them with leaders from the business world according to their …