Here’s the current list of NYU Wagner faculty on Twitter:

Rogan Kersh: @rtkersh

Dan Smith: @dansmithphd

John Gershman: @jgershman

Mitchell Moss: @mossmitchell

Paul Smoke: @pmoshi

Irshad Manji: @IrshadManji

Karen Grepin: @karengrepin

Anthony Townsend: @anthonymobile

Beth Noveck: @bethnoveck

Sarah Durham: @BigDuckSarah 

Anthony Hiss: @tonyhiss

Richard Brodsky: @RichardBrodsky 

Robert Shrum: @BobShrum

Zhan Guo: @ZhanSportation 

Victor Rodwin: @VictorRodwin

Heleen Mees: @HeleenMees

Gara LaMarche: @garalog

Brian Elbel: @BrianElbel 

We have some new Pinterest boards! Check out “NYU memes” to see why we love the NYU Timekeeper and how NYU occupied Kimmel before it was cool to occupy Wall Street. Our “Urban Inspiration” board catalogues everything from smart cities to the London Underground that inspire and intrigue our Masters of Urban Planning (MUP) students. 

NYU Wagner’s Master of Urban Planning program, recently rated the #2 program in the country by U.S. News and World Report, brings students into direct contact with the critical urban challenges of our time.

NYU Wagner Prof. Dan Smith (aka @DanSmithphd in the Twitter-verse) is now a finalist for Most Likeable Professor/Teacher for the upcoming Likeable Awards 2012 hosted here in New York City this May.

The awards, hosted by Likeable Media (a sponsor of New York’s Social Media Week & host of a panel that Prof. Shankar Prasad recently sat on), celebrate some of the most influential celebrities, politicians and leaders in social media.

Now we have to get him to the top! All you have to do is take two seconds of your day, head to this website and vote for @DanSmithphd - easy!

via the Impact of Social Sciences blog, the London School of Economics

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

NYU Wagner students react to release of US News and World Report 2013 rankings #NYUWnews

“I am excited and proud to be part of a such a high performing school, one that is not solely focused on the academics, but also on the people and mission it serves to develop the brightest and best leaders of tomorrow.” - Brandon Greenberg, MPA Candidate, c/o 2013

In 2011, Mayor Bloomberg’s office rolled out its Road Map for the Digital City, a vanguard municipal plan for increasing avenues for digital engagement, government transparency, and data accessibility for New York City residents and businesses. One year later, the City boasts hundreds of recently released data sets, dozens of apps developed through city-supported hackathons and competitions, more than 200 social media engagement channels, and GovFresh’s 2011 City of the Year award for its leadership in technology-supported democracy. Clearly, much is happening on the web—but what is the impact on the ground? How have the City’s digital initiatives affected public service? Who is engaging? And what changes will government 3.0 bring?

Join the Wagner Policy Alliance for a panel discussion and reception with esteemed experts and practitioners.

Panelists:

• NYC Council Member Gale Brewer, Founding Chair of the Committee on Technology in Government
• Noel Hidalgo, Director of Engagement Technologies, World Economic Forum
• Anthony Townsend, Research Director, Institute for the Future, and NYU Adjunct Assistant Professor

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

Sponsored by NYU Wagner’s Urban Planning Student Association and NYU Law School’s Law and Government Society

When: 3/21/2012 7:15pm-9:00pm
Location: The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Fl.
295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604  map

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