Hey NYU! Did you NYU Wagner offers undergraduate courses? Here are some Fall 2012 classes on current U.S. politics and policy issues.To learn more about NYU Wagner, follow us on Pinterest and check out the undergraduate section of our website.

Here are some photos from #IPSA2012 Conference - Revolution: People, Politics and Change including a panel hosted by professor John Gershman & a photo exhibit entitled “A Place Called Tahrir,” by Sabelo Narasimhan, NYU Wagner, MPA Candidate 2012.

Here’s a infographic recap of #IPSA2012 Revolution: People, Politics and Change, a conference Co-sponsored by NYU Wagner’s International Public Service Association (IPSA) and Office of International Programs (OIP).

FRIDAY APRIL 13: IPSA’s 2012 conference will explore the recent events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as well as other citizen-led political movements past and present, to better understand the commonalities and differences in successful and attempted large-scale change. Through conversations led by various experts, academics and practitioners, we will examine the players, politics and contexts that have been at the center of recent movements and revolutions and their implications for creating long-term and meaningful change in societies. Varying perspectives and topics, such as women and the MENA movements, the role of social media in change, and developing movements in Latin America and Asia will be presented in the day’s events. 

The conference will also feature an original photography exhibit, “A Place Called Tahrir,” by Sabelo Narasimhan, MPA Candidate 2012 at NYU Wagner. 
For more information on the conference and a list of confirmed speakers please look here.  

RSVP here. #IPSA2012

Our upcoming event “State of the Digital City: Government 2.0 and its Impact on Policymaking” will take place both at NYU Wagner and online. To join the conversation, follow the hashtag #NYUWgov20 and of course, all of our events can be found at #NYUWevents on Twitter. Then panel held on Wednesday, March 21, 7:15PM EST will feature both esteemed experts and practitioners.

Panelists:

• NYC Council Member Gale Brewer, Founding Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government

• John Kaehny, Executive Director and Founding Board Member, Reinvent Albany

• Anthony Townsend, Research Director, Institute for the Future, and NYU Adjunct Assistant Professor

Moderator: NYU Adjunct Associate Professor and Yourlist.org Founder Shankar Prasad

IPSA has launched it’s pre-conference blog series. Keep checking back for more posts each week between now and April 13!

The conference entitled “ REVOLUT!ON: People, Politics and Change,” will explore the recent events in MENA, as well as other citizen-lead political movements past and present, to better understand the commonalities and differences in successful and attempted large-scale change. 

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“Getting on Board” has a whole new meaning: [Report: Felix Salmon] Reuters Finance blogger Felix Salmon explains the Greek debt crisis with rubber ducks and a pirate ship. Watch on YouTube | More from Reuters TV via reuters Oh and there’s a Finland joke.

Here are some photos from today’s Campaign Watch 2012 we hosted at the NYU Skirball Center. We had a Twitter hashtag #nyuCW12 & livestreamed the event. More photos to come! (Photos via Instagram, courtesy of @AAlampi).