The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.
Ranked #10 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.
Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.
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Read about news and ideas from NYU Wagner faculty and alumni and keep in touch with interesting and useful events at the school.
Each month, in our Public Service Spotlight, we profile Wagner alumni who are making outstanding strides in public service. See below for this month's profile and for past features.
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The education I received and the experiences I’ve built on top of that solid foundation of knowledge will no doubt carry me forward into future roles. My MPA continues to be helpful as I play an ever more active role in state and national political campaigns.
"During my full-time job interviews at the end of graduate school, I used my capstone experience as an example of applying consulting principals. My capstone project gave me a broadened appeal on my resume and made me more confident in my ability to successfully change into a different industry."
"I have steered at senior level medium to large business units and demonstrated significant accomplishments. All these attributes led to my continued engagement in public service."
"I think it's exciting to explore non-traditional ways of bridging industries and imagining what public service can look like."
As the Director of Legislative and Government Affairs for the New York City Department of Probation, Brent J. Cohen (MPA 2009), advances the agency’s priorities through legislation and inter-governmental relationships.
Elizabeth Wolff, MPA '11 recently accepted the position of Executive Director of Quality Improvement and Health Outcomes at the Primary Care Information Project with the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
"In my work I see a lot of creative approaches, and it makes my job exciting that New York City is always changing and I never know what to expect. Additionally, I work with a bunch of really great people."
"I really enjoy working with patients because it’s bigger than improving their individual hospital experiences. I see between 40 and 60 patients each day; my goal is to spot the trends and issues, such as bottlenecks, and to alert the hospital administrators who can address and change the systemic problems."
“I work with seven REC programs in my region—Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas—providing a lot of advice and asking them strategic questions to make sure they’re collaborating with other state and local partners, reaching out to providers, achieving milestones and submitting required reporting.”
Good fundraising is based on sound management. The money is only a means to an end; good fundraising ultimately makes an organization stronger and more effective at fulfilling its mission.
I'd like to see Amandla leading the effort to improve opportunity in South Africa and build a more equal and just society.
Urban planning and economic development are two of the most stimulating and intellectually satisfying types of work one can do.
We are only just beginning to meet the needs of our partner organizations and there is so much room for growth.
My portfolio includes all of Sub-Saharan Africa, so every day is an unpredictable adventure.
I am constantly learning in my issue area. I wholeheartedly believe that learning never ceases, no matter what stage you are at in your career. I consider myself a perpetual student in that regard.
When you have multiple missions, things become very complex.
O'Connell: We mobilize quickly [and our] Emergency Team is on the ground in Haiti.
To be living proof of the versatility and practicality of a Wagner education makes my recruitment job easy and fulfilling.
My consulting work has given me the opportunity to revalue my skills and how they relate to different projects.
There's always a balance between the customer's demands and sticking to sustainable principles.
I love fitting all the parts together to create the school. My job taps into the business side of my brain as well as the human interest side.
The key way to change healthcare is through evidence-based care delivery models - linking the medical outcome with the value you're getting, and through management efficiencies.
My new job is going to be challenging. There are so many inputs that go into policy making and we're an external organization trying to influence that policy.
This new administration has a clear objective of engaging the world...[and] the possibilities for better relationships between the U.S. and the Middle East are real...it's an exciting time to be here.
A: Stinson: I enjoy seeing a project through from beginning to end...I like to see how dollars turn into structures for people to live in. B: Mullin: I particularly enjoy meeting with the residents who are returning to New Orleans - and who have endured many challenges in getting back home again.
My mission is to expose low income communities to innovative resources pertaining to investment instruments, with the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency.
Wagner's connection to the city is one of its biggest strengths. You feel part of the city as a student and you are exposed to all of the positive - and negative - aspects of city government.
I have the incredible fortune to work with really smart, creative people (including many Wagner alums) who bring an incredible amount of passion to achieve a mission I truly believe in: that we all have the right to a safe, healthy, affordable home.
The things you read on Tuesday in the newspaper are the things I was working on on Monday.
In social services you have an opportunity to put wealthy people and poor people together in an effort to make things better, and that's an interesting partnership.
We are constantly living under a microscope and a spotlight at the same time. But I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Hands down the most practiced skill I have taken with me from my time at Wagner has been conflict resolution.
As an African woman, doing something to support other African women further their education in public administration (a much needed skill in Africa) was an important effort worth contributing to.
What I do is not just my job, it’s a large part of who I am – it’s what I love. - Haberman
My challenge is to find initiatives that control healthcare prices without sacrificing quality.
There is a role for gardens to highlight our natural resources.
I am part of a team that is pushing forward new city initiatives.
I came to realize I wanted to do a Ph.D. because of the work I saw people doing at the Board of Education.
In my role, every day is about partnerships.
Every day is completely different at DC's Department of Small and Local Business Development.
We work to 'create opportunity one bite at a time'.
