Search
Conduct a general search, select a content type, or navigate to specialized search pages: Courses, Faculty, News, Publications, and Capstone Projects.
News
A US-Colombia university collaboration launches the Colombian Studies: Past, Present, and Futures initiative… Research with Indigenous Women in the Times of COVID-19 . It included special guests from Indigenous communities and … the Spanish Conquest and the so-called “colonial” era, as it also includes the indigenous experience from attempts to … but also for those who wish to understand its present: it will be difficult to build a long-lasting peace process if …
News
International students build connection and community with the new WISS Buddy Program… representing the international student body at Wagner. It aims to foster strong ties within the international … within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you,'' says Junyi Ouyang (MPA 2023), who … this year. “As an international student, I understand it can be really hard to transition to a new life within a …
Publication
How Much to Save? Decision Costs and Retirement Plan ParticipationDeciding how much to save for retirement can be complicated. Drawing on a field experiment conducted with the Department of Defense, we study whether such complexity depresses participation in an employer-sponsored retirement saving plan. We find that …
Webpage
Past ProjectsNYU Wagner and RCLA served as partners in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Innovation Delivery Teams initiative by documenting and translating key findings into resources and designing and managing the Bloomberg Innovation Delivery Fellowship. Learn …
News
Four NYU Wagner Alumni Named 2025 City & State Nonprofit TrailblazersIn City & State’s 2025 Nonprofit Trailblazers list , four NYU Wagner alumni were recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the community. Alexandros Hatzakis (MPA-PNP 2013), chief operating officer and associate executive director, FPWA In …
News
Mayors Say They're at Forefront of Government Responsiveness… loss of federal aid. The critical role that mayors play registers with most people. “They’re calling City Hall, …
News
Student Spotlight: Bryan Matthew (MPA-PNP 2025)… work. Helping and serving others has been my calling and it brings me joy in life. The COVID-19 pandemic pivoted my … and the jobs I applied to went on a hiring freeze. It was learning how marginalized communities were … me to pursue a Master of Public Administration because it is an interdisciplinary degree that will equip me with the …
Capstone Projects
Designing a System of Measurement and Management for a Community-Based Theater ProgramThe 52nd Street Project (The Project) is a community-based arts organization that connects kids from the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood with professional artists to create original theater productions. Facing increasing pressure from funders to demonstrate …
Publication
Adoption and Diffusion of Green Innovation in Brazil: Eco-packaging for Consumer Goods and Tracking of Cattle in the AmazonHow do innovative green technologies emerge and diffuse throughout an economy, and how can public policy affect this process? This paper draws from two case studies to reverse engineer how certain firms adopted green technologies in Brazil: (i) …
Webpage
Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies FellowshipThe Henry Hart Rice Urban Studies Fellowship, endowed by the Rice Family Foundation, is awarded to outstanding students who demonstrate a commitment to bringing their scholarship and expertise to bear upon significant urban issues. The fellowship provides …
Faculty Profile
Stolas Mares-CluffStolas Mares-Cluff is a non-profit data leader who has worked to help organizations leverage information to make sustainable, equitable decisions that benefit their participants and the organization. Their areas of expertise include defining and measuring …
News
NYU Tandon and Wagner project to look below the surface to make NYC more resilient… in underground infrastructure and cascading to others. It provides a scalable, transferrable framework for secure …
Stories
Advancing Social and Economic Development in Health and Public Service InternationallyStudent Name: Eddie Rosenbaum Program/Specialty: MPA-PNP, International Policy & Management Anticipated Graduation Year: 2019 By Mikeala Sparks (MUP, International Development) “I have committed the last 10 years of my career to public service, and I …
Capstone Projects
Best Practices: Creating Diversity through Volunteer Recruitment and RetentionFree Arts NYC is an organization that delivers creative arts programs directly to low-income, homeless, abused, and neglected children. Volunteers act as mentors and create an environment for the children to express themselves through art projects. The …
Publication
A New Revenue Source for Mass Transit: Legalizing and Taxing Cannabis… not divert funds from other public services, and that has yet to be tapped by the state and local government. The …
Alumni In Action
Seung Hyun Moon… values of civic discourse and persuasive communication. “It was a lot of ‘aha’ moments because in Korea, in medical school, you don’t have to write anything. It’s all about passing the exam, getting the license, and … to the class.’ Then after that, I started enjoying it more, and I could get more out of the class.” He added …
Course
PADM-GP.2143
Government Budgeting… budgeting at both the national and subnational levels. It reviews how governments raise revenue, the process and …Webpage
MPA-MA IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS APPLICATION CHECKLISTFill out your online application. Applications for the MPA/MAIR dual degree program are available during the Fall intake. Online applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time on the day of the deadline. Any mailed application material …
News
Alumni Spotlight: Mery Arcila (MPA 2018)… Mery Arcila (MPA 2018), press officer, U.S. Consulate General, Sao Paulo, Brazil Can … key responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a press officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo, … diplomacy track of the U.S. foreign service, I thought it was a perfect fit. I could also create a meaningful impact …
Alumni In Action
Hewett Chiu… to create an open, honest, and inclusive culture where it’s acceptable to make mistakes and learn from them. Even …
Alumni In Action
David Bergman… to me. What’s the best thing about working in Health IT? What’s so exciting about working in Health IT right now is that there’s so much activity going on. The … that will affect the health care sector. And they will play a vital role in supporting systemic changes like the …
Alumni In Action
Rochelle Brahalla… in the school safety group, where we focused on creating safe connections for students, parents, and anyone traveling … would then help me jumpstart my work and find ways to take it to a new level. I got to meet really interesting …
News
Seven NYU Wagner Community Members Selected for City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 Seven NYU Wagner community members have been recognized in City & State’s 2025 Queens Power 100 , an annual feature celebrating influential leaders shaping the future of Queens and New York City. 9. Grace Meng (Fall 2023 Distinguished Visiting …