The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is the

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, New York. The school is named after New York City former mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr. in 1989.

History

In 1938, NYU offered its first Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree in response to overfilled public service-oriented classes at the university. Fifteen years later, NYU established a stand-alone school—the School for Public Service and Social Work. At around the same time, Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr., as

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, worked to build public housing and schools, and established the right for city employees to collectively bargain. Wagner also made housing discrimination based on race, creed, or color illegal in

. In 1989, NYU renamed the school the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service in honor of the three-term mayor after receiving a major donation from the Wagner family. In 2004, NYU Wagner relocated to the

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neighborhood.

Academics

The school offers the following degrees: *

Master of Public Administration The Master of Public Administration (M.P.Adm., M.P.A., or MPA) is a specialized higher professional post graduate degree in public administration, similar/ equivalent to the Master of Business Administration but with an emphasis on the issues of ...

(MPA) in public and nonprofit management and policy * Master of Public Administration in health policy and management *

Master of Healthcare Administration The Master of Health Administration, Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA), or Master of Health Management (MHM), is a master's-level professional degree granted to students who complete a course of study in the knowledge and competencies neede ...

(MHA) *

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(MUP) * Master of Science in Public Policy (MSPP) * Executive

(EMPA) *

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(PhD) in public administration NYU Wagner also offers joint degree programs with the

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, NYU

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, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, the NYU College of Arts and Science, and the NYU College of Global Public Health. The school operates several research centers, institutes, and initiatives.

Programs

In addition to offerings in the NYU Wagner course listings, students are eligible to cross-register for many courses at the other graduate and professional schools at NYU. NYU Wagner offers the following Undergraduate Minors in partnership with several New York University schools: * Social Entrepreneurship * Public Policy and Management * Social and Public Policy * Multifaith and Spiritual Leadership Combined Bachelor's and master's degree programs at NYU Wagner allow students to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years instead of the traditional six. Combined dual-degree BA-MPA programs include: * BA-MPA with NYU Abu Dhabi * BA-MPA with NYU College of Arts and Science * BA-MPA with NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study * BA-MPA with NYU Global Liberal Studies The BA-MUP with the College of Arts and Science allows New York University undergraduates majoring in Economics, International Relations, Metropolitan Studies, Politics, Sociology, or Urban Design and Architecture who have completed most of their undergraduate degrees to take graduate courses and receive the Master's in Urban Planning. The BA-MUP with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering allows New York University Tandon undergraduates majoring in Sustainable Urban Environments, Construction Management, or Civil Engineering who have earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher to take graduate courses and receive the Master's in Urban Planning.

Capstone Project

All MPA and MUP students are required to complete a team-based Capstone project where they turn their classroom learning into practice to help nonprofit, public, and private sector organizations tackle a critical challenge.

Notable current and former NYU Wagner faculty

* Alan Altshuler, Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation (1972-1975) *

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(2011- ) * Thad Calabrese, founder of

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(1997-) * Jorge Castañeda, Mexican

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's 9th district (1997-2007) *

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, professor of public service, and dean *

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, public sociologist and scholar of urban studies, culture, and media * Jim Knickman, president and CEO of the New York State Health Foundation (2006-2016) * Gara LaMarche, president of the

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(2013-2017) *

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, historian and former director of the

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, development economist and executive director of the

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(2006- ) * Victor G. Rodwin, co-director of the World Cities Project. *

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, political consultant for

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and

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(1986-2004) * Martha Stark, commissioner of the New York City Department of Finance (2002-2009)

Notable NYU Wagner Alumni

For a comprehensive list of NYU Wagner and New York University alumni, please refer to the List of New York University People. *

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and U.S. Secretary of State

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*Carol Thompson Cole, President and CEO of Venture Philanthropy Partners (2007- ) * Tom Coleman, Missouri Congressman (1976-1993) * Maria Comella, Chief of Staff to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York (2017-2018) * Christopher Constantino, Executive Director of

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(2016-2017) * Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez, former

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* Alina Das, Associate Professor of Clinical Law and Supervising Attorney at

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