On May 6, the Wagner Experience Fund was renamed the Ellen Schall Experience Fund to recognize Dean Schall’s ten years of leadership at NYU Wagner.

Wagner Students Capture $50,000 Prize in Entrepreneurs Challenge

Three NYU Wagner students won the $50,000 Social Venture Prize in the 2012-13 Entrepreneurs Challenge sponsored by NYU Stern. Their winning idea, called Kinvolved, is a digital app that aims to reduce truancy by providing real-time data on classroom attendance to teachers, families, and students.  Learn more.

Five NYU Wagner Groups and Individuals Win President’s Service Awards

Five outstanding NYU Wagner groups and individuals have been recognized by New York University as receipients of the 2013 President’s Service Awards. The recipients, who were honored at a ceremony on April 17, include: Wagner Environmental Policy and Action (WEPA), Wagner Health Network (WHN), The Wagner Review, Claudia Espinosa, and Matthew Guidarelli. Read more.

Did you know? Registration is open for NYU Wagner’s two summer undergraduate courses. Learn about the politics of public policy and how to change the world through advocacy movements. Sign up today!

Getting Into Government: A Guide for High Achievers

Our very own Paul Light, Professor of Public Policy, and Toni Harris, Director of Career Services, provide insight on pathways into government careers in the recently published guide “Getting Into Government” by Govloop

Urbanism Case Study Roundtable: The Urban Tech Shift – Lessons from New York and London

Neil Kleiman, Director of NYU Wagner Innovation Labs, explained how cities can attract entrepreneurs, start-ups, and technology to drive economic development in his talk at START-UP CITY: MIAMI.

Suze Orman and Governor Chafee discuss “The Cost of Marriage Inequality”

Suze Orman, financial expert and host of The Suze Orman Show, moderated a panel discussion on February 21 at NYU on the economic impact caused by the Defense of Marriage Act. Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee served as a panelist at the event, which was co-sponsored by the Respect for Marriage Coalition and NYU Wagner’s Rudin Center for Transportation. 

NYU Wagner Prof. David Elcott receives the 2013 MLK Jr. Faculty Award

Congratulations to NYU Wagner Professor David Elcott for receiving the Provost’s prestigious 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. Faculty Award on February 6. Nominated by students, the award recognizes a faculty member who exemplifies the spirit of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. through teaching excellence, leadership, commitment to social justice, and community building. 

In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. week, join us for a Univeristy-wide Event: A Conversation w/ Reverend Al Sharpton & NYU Wagner’s Melody Barnes and Shankar Prasad, along with other featured guests on February 7, 2013, 7:00-9:00pm, Kimmel Center Eisner and Lubin Auditorium. For more information visit nyu.edu/MLKWeek

Information for Impact: Liberating Nonprofit Sector Data

Just released, a new report by NYU Wagner Visiting Professor Beth Noveck and co-author Daniel Goroff entitled Information for Impact: Liberating Nonprofit Sector Data addresses the challenges to obtaining better, more usable data about the nonprofit sector to match the sector’s growing importance.