PIT@UMass

PIT@UMass is an all-campus initiative with content that is both synergistic across the UMass Amherst campus and targeted to specific domains. 

What is PIT@UMASS?

The Public Interest Technology Initiative at UMass Amherst (PIT@UMass) seeks to develop educational, research, practice and outreach offerings across UMass Amherst’s diverse schools and colleges.  PIT@UMass seeks to empower students and the broader community with the critical thinking, expertise, and information needed to promote personal and professional social responsibility and the common good in a tech-driven world.  PIT@UMass is proud to be a member of the national Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN).


Leadership TEAM

For information about the PIT@UMass initiative, email dbaron@umass.edu

Dr. Francine Berman

Fran Berman

Director of Public Interest Technology and
PIT@UMass co-Founder

Ethan Zuckerman, Research Director and PIT@UMass co-Founder

Ethan Zuckerman

Research Director and
PIT@UMass co-Founder

Charlie Schweik

Associate Director of Public Interest Technology

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Donna Baron

Executive Director of Public Interest Technology

Emily Nutwell

Emily Nutwell

PIT Pathways Director
Senior Lecturer, CICS

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Carolina Rossini

PIT Programs Director
Lecturer, Public Policy

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Colette Basiliere

Research Fellow and Executive Director
Public Interest Technology - New England (PIT-NE)