The Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) recently grew the Network to 48 members with the addition of five members: the Illinois Institute of Technology, LeMoyne-Owen College, Northeastern University, Stillman College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
PIT-UN Members Reaffirm Their Commitment to Field-building with a Focus on Equity and Social Justice
The presidents and provosts of 43 member institutions reaffirmed their commitment to building the field of public interest technology, growing the Network, and continuing efforts to align technology with the highest social good.
Harvard’s Tech Study Plans Now Available. Harvard is pleased to announce a special research opportunity – curating descriptions of research experiments that, if conducted, could yield timely publishable results with real-world impact. Visit techstudies.net to
learn more.
Quantum Biology Labatory’s Lecture Series: Decolonizing the History and Future of Knowledge. On Jan. 17, 2022, Ruha Benjamin delivered the inaugural MLK Jr. Day lecture as part of the QBL's "Decolonizing the History and Future of Knowledge" series, giving a multimedia portrayal of how artificial intelligences and big data-informed realities are shaped by structural racism.
WHAT TO ATTEND
How Antitrust Failed Workers. Join the Center on Education & Labor at New America for a discussion with Professor Eric Posner and presidential advisor Tim Wu on how antitrust policy can help workers. (Feb. 8 | 3:00 pm ET)
