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PIT-UN Members Discuss Educating Future Data Workers about Ethics, Bias
During the discussion moderated by PIT-UN’s director Andreen Soley, Meredith Broussard, Kathleen M. Cumiskey, Mihir Kshirsagar, and Mona Sloane took on the idea of ethics and bias in data work and discussed why educating future data workers is so key. The conversation highlighted some of the inherent problems with data, including the fact that there’s no escaping bias, something all of our experts agreed upon.
The Secret Ingredient in PIT-UN: Collaboration
PIT-UN spoke to faculty about their successful collaborations across disciplines and institutions throughout the Network.
[ONLINE] - Building A Cybersecurity Clinic
In this conversation, Professor Lawrence Susskind and his students, with the help of Stephanie Helm, director of the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Center at the Mass Tech Collaborative, explain how universities and colleges can launch their own regional public interest technology clinics, engage local and regional organizations as clients, and identify best practices in their clinical education model.
Building a Pipeline Into PIT at College of Staten Island, CUNY
Rev. Dr. Kathleen M. Cumiskey of City University of New York’s (CUNY) College of Staten Island (CSI) is using her 2020 Network Challenge grant to develop a solution to this problem. The best part: It leverages CSI’s relationships with the community. Today, the grant is helping CSI recruit a diverse group of local high school students for an intentional learning community centered around PIT.
PIT-UN Launches PIT Case Study and Resources Website
If you asked faculty from the PIT-UN’s 21 founding institutions what was needed to create scalable public interest tech pedagogy, many of them would point to a centralized hub of PIT class resources, and case studies where educators can share project-based work, students can find proof of PIT’s viability, and supporters can learn more about the field.
How to PIT: Student Reflections on the PKG Social Impact Program
PIT-UN reached out to students from the Social Impact Internships and Employment Program at MIT’s Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center, which connects undergraduate students with internships for challenging opportunities that yield significant community impact, to hear firsthand how students can engage PIT.
5 Questions With Fran Berman
The 5 Questions series kicks off with Fran Berman, director of public interest technology and Stuart Rice Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, who discusses the building blocks for PIT.
Building the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology
Charlton McIlwain, vice provost for Faculty Engagement and Development at New York University lays out the five steps that he and faculty took to establish the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology and set the framework for PIT field-building on campus.
2021 Network Challenge Grantees
An inside look at the 31 2021 Network Challenge grantees working to build the PIT field by centering race, social justice, and ethics.
Highlights from the 2021 PIT-UN Convening
The third annual PIT-UN convening, hosted by Arizona State University, took place in November. Relive the event keynote and learn about the hot-button issues surrounding the field.