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Asphalt Green Battery Park City ExpansionAsphalt Green is a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting individuals of all ages and backgrounds to achieve health through a lifetime of sports and fitness. Asphalt Green was recently awarded a contract to operate a community center in Battery …
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Preparing and Teaching ClassesNYU Academic Calendar Use the academic calendar to determine when breaks (spring, winter, etc.) and if the semester has any "Legislative Days" you will need to schedule around. Sample Syllabus Our sample syllabus contains the structure, categories, …
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Green Moral HazardsMoral hazards are ubiquitous. Green ones typically involve technological fixes: Environmentalists often see ‘technofixes’ as morally fraught because they absolve actors from taking more difficult steps towards systemic solutions. Carbon removal and …
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Cradle to Kindergarten… the last forty years and explained that the disparities seen at ages four and five continue through K-12. The …
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Costs, Aid & Assistance Tuition is calculated on a per-credit basis. Your tuition costs are customized based on the total number of credits you enroll in each term. Per-Credit Tuition Costs (2025-2026) FALL 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026 Tuition per point/credit $2,491 $2,491 …
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Student Spotlight: Reuben Forman (MPA 2024)… them this group would not experience the success we have seen. Project/Co-Chair: Narmin Jivani Outreach & Social …
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A Wagner alum’s journey to redefine the healthcare system in Nairobi’s slums… care to the needs of each group. Every single patient seen receives a follow-up call from Access Afya post-visit, …
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UPADM-GP.242
The Business of Nonprofit ManagementThis course is a general introduction to nonprofit management, with heavy emphasis on practical application. How do nonprofit organizations actually function? How do they attract “customers?” How do these companies grow when there are no owners with …News
NYU Wagner panel sees "stress test for democracy" as a result of 2016 electionShould students preparing for a career in public service be deterred by the seismic shift in political power the 2016 election produced? Experts convened by NYU Wagner on Dec. 7 for a discussion of the 2016 election and its impact on government and public …
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Psychological mediating factors in an intervention to promote adolescent health care-seekingSome of the highest rates of curable sexually transmitted diseases in the USA are found among adolescents. Routine, comprehensive health care that includes a sexual history may contribute to alleviating this problem. We designed and ran a three-session …
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Message From the DeanWelcome to NYU Wagner, a community of change makers who unite purpose with action. Our students, alumni, and faculty work in every area of public service, grappling with complex, critical issues. Together, we develop ideas and put them to work—crafting …
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Student Dejian Zeng Worked in an iPhone Factory in China to See How Workers Were TreatedIt may just be possible that Dejian (Ken) Zeng had a role in assembling your iPhone. He spent six weeks toiling at a Shanghai factory where the ever-popular products are churned out. For Zeng (MPA 2017), whose NYU Wagner specialization is international …
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Renting in America’s Largest Cities… rental costs. Nine of the 11 largest U.S. cities have seen falling vacancy rates and rising rents, which are …
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Seven NYU Wagner Alumni Recognized for Nonprofit Leadership by City&State New YorkNYU Wagner congratulates seven of its graduates who have been recognized by City & State New York for outstanding leadership in the nonprofit sector. These MPA degree holders from Wagner make up a particularly large and impressive presence on the 2021 …
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“The Social Meaning of Mobile Money: Earmarking Reduces the Willingness to Spend in Migrant Households”Behavioral household finance shows that people are often more willing to spend when using less tangible forms of money like debit cards or digital payments than when spending in cash. We show that this “payment effect” cannot be generalized to mobile …
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A Message from Dean Sherry GliedA Message from Dean Sherry Glied Dear NYU Wagner Community, The unrelenting chain of episodes of police violence against people of color—the names George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery add to an unconscionably long list—and the tragic and …
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PADM-GP.2203
Economics of International Development… countries have experienced set-backs. For those that have seen rapid growth, economic changes have not always …News
Student Spotlight: Alexander Yu (MUP 2025)Student Spotlight: Alexander Yu (MUP 2025), Pan Asian Student Alliance co-chair Can you share a bit about yourself and what inspired you to attend a school of public service? After graduating college in 2020 from NYU, my first full time job was an …
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City and State Names Seven NYU Wagner Alumni to The 2024 Brooklyn Power 100City and State released The 2024 Brooklyn Power 100 , highlighting the accomplishments of the borough’s leaders in fields such as healthcare administration, local government, parks and recreation, business, and more. This year’s list notably included …
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Process Evaluation For Opening Act's District 79 ProgramOpening Act provides innovative, high-quality, and free theater programming to students at under-resourced NYC high schools, giving them opportunities to develop leadership, community, and commitment. In addition to its after-school programming in …
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Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) Named Guggenheim Fellow in Foundation’s Historic 100th ClassIn a landmark year celebrating the 100th anniversary of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, Alina Simone (MPA-PNP 2005) has been honored as a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Film-Video category. The Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded annually by the John …
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Microfinance Meets the MarketIn this paper, we examine the economic logic behind microfinance institutions and consider the movement from socially oriented nonprofit microfinance institutions to for-profit microfinance. Drawing on a large dataset that includes most of the world's …
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Peer-to-Peer Information Exchange on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Priority PracticesThe purpose of this effort has been to foster a dialogue among peers at transportation and planning agencies about their experiences with promoting public transit and, in particular, the challenges they face related to bus rapid transit (BRT) projects, as …
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URPL-GP.4632
Planning Healthy NeighborhoodsIn the US, Health is a privilege, not a right. Approaches to health in this country have focused on treatment and cures, rather than prevention and care. Studies have shown that your zip code, where you live, matters more to your health than your genetic …