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Highlights from the Class of 2025 ConvocationAfter a monumental year, NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service celebrated its Class of 2025 at the storied theater of New York City Center on Friday, May 16. With loved ones, faculty, staff, and administrators in attendance, the …
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Jenna Liut, NYU Wagner alumna, is 40-Under-40 Food Policy HonoreeNYU Wagner alumna Jenna Liut (MPA 2008) is currently in the spotlight as one of 40 people under the age of 40 to be honored for her work in food policy by the New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College. We wish her congratulations for this …
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Seung Hyun MoonGrowing up in Korea, Seung Hyun Moon (MPA-HPAM 2006) would have never imagined where his career would take him. Once a burgeoning physician, Moon then graduated from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service with an MPA degree in health …
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Full Steam Ahead Retreat ReflectionsDesigned for students with one year remaining at NYU Wagner, the "Full Steam Ahead" retreat is a day of reflection, forecasting, and skill building in an inclusive and collaborative environment. Read the comments from the students who took part in this …
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Calvin HadleyCAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES? I’m the incoming assistant provost for academic partnerships and student engagement at Howard University, which is a historically black university. This new role is a transition from my earlier …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Financial Management I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core …
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NYU Wagner Graduate to Run Large NYC HospitalA highly accomplished alumna of NYU Wagner will soon take charge of a major New York hospital: Jaclyn Mucaria (MPA 1985) ascends to President of New York-Presbyterian/Queens as of August 1. Ms. Mucaria has been the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer since …
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NYU Wagner Alumnus George Latimer Wins Election as Westchester County ExecutiveElection 2017 catapulted an NYU Wagner alumnus, George Latimer, to victory in a hotly contested race for Westchester County Executive. Latimer (MPA 1976), who won by 57-to-43 percent, has served since 2013 as a New York State Senator from Rye. Previously, …
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NYU Wagner student is an “American Dreamer” – and describes her rise in New York Times.The New York Times editorial board has called for the gathering Trump administration to preserve Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that temporarily shields some young immigrants from deportation and allows them to work legally. The …
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ClassroomResources on the Need for IRB Review of Class Assignments In schools of public policy and management, questions about the borderline between "research" and "non-research" arise as we instruct students in research methods and professional skills. …
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Student Op-Ed: "I Didn't Vote. It's Not My Fault Though."For the last year, NYU Wagner has run a writing workshop in the Intro to Public Policy course recitation with a goal of giving all Wagner students some instruction in writing best practices. For their first assignment, all students in the class learn how …
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MUP Links and ResourcesA Web of Information For more information about urban planning, consider these online resources: American Planning Association - The American Planning Association is a non-profit public interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing …
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NYU Tandon and Wagner project to look below the surface to make NYC more resilientRecent storm-related flooding in New York City from Ida and Henri demonstrates the need for comprehensive, quickly accessible data about the spatial relationships between utility conduits, water and waste systems, fuel transit pipelines, transportation …
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Women’s History in Chinatown: A Walking TourBy Emely Paulino On Saturday, March 30, 2024, a group of 20 Wagner students met outside of the Mabel Lee Memorial Post Office on Doyers Street in Chinatown, New York, for a special walking tour highlighting women’s history in Chinatown. The tour was …
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UN Economic and Social Council forum brings together youth leadership on sustainable developmentPaula Sevilla Núñez (MUP Candidate 2019) reflects on her experiences at the UN ECOSOC Youth Forum last month: The current youth generation is often dismissed as self-centered and narcissistic, but the 2018 ECOSOC Youth Forum painted a very different …
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NYU Wagner alumna is named Chief Diversity Officer for New York StateNYU Wagner graduate Lourdes Zapata (MPA 1993) has been appointed Chief Diversity Officer for New York State government, having previously served as the Executive Vice President/Executive Director of the Division of Minority and Women's Business …
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Program Requirement ChecksheetMPA-Health: Health Public Finance I. SCHOOLWIDE CORE COURSES [15 CREDITS] Students must complete or waive all schoolwide core courses …
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‘I was reminded of the importance of representation.’Yasmine Ali (MPA-PNP 2018) Many cities around the United States—including New York—saw an increase in hate crimes and bias-related incidents during the 2016 presidential election cycle. Through the Islamic Center at NYU, I worked with the staff at the …
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NYU Wagner Voices: Lisibeth Payano US Air Force Veteran and Women’s Rights ActivistBy: Sakura Miyazaki What did you do three days after your high school graduation? You maybe took some time to take your mind off of school or started working a job to save up for college. However, Lisibeth Payano (MPA-HPAM 2021) decided to immediately …
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Information, Access, Mentorship: Three Key Components that Lead to Success for First-Generation College StudentsBy Liz Hensler (MPA-PNP), Manager of Corporate and Community Engagement, iMentor Growing up as a public high school student in semi-rural Pennsylvania, I saw firsthand the difference that information and support can make in college enrollment and …
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NYU Wagner student chosen as a US Presidential Management Fellow finalistNicholas Merckling (MPA 2019) has been named a US Presidential Management Fellow finalist, giving him the opportunity to work in a Federal agency at any time over the next 12 months. The Class of 2019 was announced on Nov. 20 . Bearing the Presidential …
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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 …
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Doug WhiteDoug shares how his Wagner experience allowed him to merge his interest in local politics with his desire to provide opportunities for underserved populations. What do you do in your current role? I am the Manager for Government Affairs at Cricket …
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Warner A. FiteWarner Fite an Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner. Warner also maintains a group of nonprofit clients and was a Principal of Public Equity Group (2016 to 2020), a boutique consulting firm that serves foundations and nonprofit …