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Women's Empowerment Program for Substance Abuse Recovery Fundación Ernesto Sabato has worked in Argentina since 2002 in the fields of culture, education, and social development. One of the Fundación’s most recent projects focused on the issue of substance abuse and its effects on women in the villas of Buenos …
Capstone Projects
Women with Children in Substance Abuse Treatment ProgramsPalladia Inc. is a not-for-profit multi-service agency that specializes in working with individuals and families affected by substance abuse. Recently, New York State developed a new work protocol for drug treatment providers to comply with the Adoption …
Capstone Projects
Women with Children in Substance Abuse Treatment ProgramsPalladia Inc. is a not-for-profit multi-service agency that specializes in working with individuals and families affected by substance abuse. Recently, New York State developed a new work protocol for drug treatment providers to comply with the Adoption …
Publication
In their own words: trauma and substance abuse in the lives of formerly homeless women with serious mental illness… or gratuitous nature of traumatic events, (c) anxiety about leaving their immediate surroundings (including …
News
NYU Wagner Alumni Named to City & State's 2025 Above & Beyond: Women ListCity & State ’s 2025 Above & Beyond: Women list honors trailblazing leaders whose work has significantly impacted New York communities. Among this year’s honorees are two NYU Wagner alumni, Elisabeth Wynn and Lourdes Zapata, who have made remarkable …
Stories
Women’s History in Chinatown: A Walking Tour… Lee continued to advocate for the right to vote. Learning about her story was a powerful way to kick off the walking …
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Participants and Projects… electoral violence and peace in Ghana. She is passionate about women’s rights advocacy and addressing structural and … speaking in village forums, adding their voices to debates about land and agricultural related matters especially on … will become confident in articulating themselves on issues about PFJ due to the detailed and quality information given …
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SUMMER 2025 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWS… Zarina Dhillon (she/her) is passionate about using quantitative techniques in unique ways to …
News
Student Spotlight: Maya Koehn-Wu (MUP 2026)… join DMAG, and which group initiative are you most excited about this year? I was inspired to join DMAG because, during … further in NYC. Joining DMAG has allowed me to learn more about the migration space here, stay connected to … like Cville Tulips, and engage in broader conversations about displacement. I am most excited about planning a spring …
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CapstoneNYU Wagner Capstone Team works with alumna to improve education in Nicaragua coffee fields NYU Wagner alumna Kristin Van Busum founded Project Alianza, which provides educational opportunities for children at risk of child labor in rural coffee …
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Spotlight… Roland Stinner interviews Dale Hudson and Alia Yunis about their book, Reorienting the Middle East: Film and … and Indian Ocean Meet ( Indiana University Press, 2024). About the authors Dale Hudson is an Associate Professor of … Festival, the longest-running film festival in the Gulf. About the interviewer Roland Stinner is an undergraduate …
Course
UPADM-GP.269
How to Change the World: Advocacy Movements and Social Innovation… How does someone go about changing the world? What does social change theory … change hearts and minds? What can we learn from the past about what it means to be an effective agent of change? How …Faculty Profile
Carolyn Hou… methodologies to think creatively and strategically about how to humanize and solve complex problems. She is …
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Lateefah Simon Social Justice Leadership Fellowship… Lateefah relies solely on public transportation to go about her day and sought to make BART more affordable for …
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Laura Kavanagh… and her M.P.A. from Columbia University, where she wrote about gossip in the workplace. She also holds certificates …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Hannah Larson (MPA 2023)… Brujas of Brooklyn speak to students and community members about the history of exclusion and demonization of witches … Capstone started this academic year, can you tell us a bit about your client and what excites you about this project? My capstone team and I are working with …
Faculty Profile
Sarah Kaufman… Service, where she researches, advocates for, and educates about innovative transportation policy, planning, and …
Publication
The Economic Consequences of Being Denied an AbortionThis paper evaluates the financial and economic consequences of being denied an abortion. We link credit report data to the Turnaway Study, which collected high-quality, longitudinal data on women receiving or being denied a wanted abortion in the United …
Alumni In Action
Arden Levine… We'd love to learn more about your journey in affordable housing and what drew you to … with careers in community health). And on comes a feature about Breaking Ground (formerly Common Ground), a relatively … attention to, honoring, and retaining a sense of wonder about what makes a city a fair, healthy, safe, and vibrant …
Publication
A world without prisons: Improving prisoners' lives and transforming the justice system… work and meet with women inside prisons to learn firsthand about prisoners' human struggles as well as the policy …
News
Student Spotlight: Julia Delgado (MPA-PNP 2026)… Wagner Womxn mentorship co-chair Could you share a bit about yourself and tell us what inspired you to attend NYU …
Publication
The Pink Tax on Transportation: Women’s Challenges in Mobility… services, like deoderant and dry cleaning. To learn more about women's experiences while traveling in New York City, … a survey online. The survey's 33 questions asked users about travel habits, safety on transportation, costs of …
Stories
Student Spotlight: Aurora Brice (MPA-PNP) … my decision to apply to NYU Wagner. Hearing students speak about how the MPA program at NYU Wagner helped them advance … you also work at St. Nicks Alliance. Can you share a bit about your responsibilities or projects you have worked on? I am passionate about helping communities amplify their voices for better …
Alumni In Action
Amanda Wind O'Donnell… sector to the social-impact/NGO sector. What about your work is most fulfilling to you? By working on …