{"id":2006,"date":"2022-02-17T17:26:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T17:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/?page_id=2006"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T18:21:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2006\" class=\"elementor elementor-2006\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0812e28 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0812e28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ca69bc\" data-id=\"9ca69bc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e591590 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e591590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About PIT@UMass<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-720696c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"720696c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-083904f\" data-id=\"083904f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8672a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8672a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PIT@UMass is a pioneering interdisciplinary cross-campus program established to train our students, faculty, and communities to promote the common good and public interest through the responsible creation, management, and use of technology. Our coordinated set of programs are characterized by innovative pedagogy, experiential learning, interdisciplinary research, and community engagement. PIT@UMass seeks to empower today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s workforce to navigate the challenges of a tech-driven world with ethics, societal focus, and empathy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a15a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a15a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Core Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7bc0c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f7bc0c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074951d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074951d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Residential Academic Program for incoming students to find and build PIT community and ease the transition to college life<\/li>\n<li>Undergraduate and Graduate student clubs<\/li>\n<li>Intro to PIT class for all students across campus<\/li>\n<li>PIT Undergraduate Certificate to document skills and knowledge<\/li>\n<li>High-impact experiential fellowships and internships with real world experience working with sponsors across sectors<\/li>\n<li>PIT online Graduate Certificate<\/li>\n<li>Interdisciplinary and creative Faculty Fellows program for mutual mentoring, research, scholarship, and curriculum development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8507a07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8507a07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pit@umass trains students to:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f805b1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6f805b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618a16f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"618a16f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Recognize the impacts of technology are never neutral<\/li>\n<li>Bridge the gap between policy and technology<\/li>\n<li>Approach problems in an inclusive, iterative manner<\/li>\n<li>Use technology to generate benefits and promote public goods<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement technology with a human-centered approach<\/li>\n<li>Gain real-world experience working with sponsors across sectors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5b2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d5b2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PIT Community Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c5b24 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"01c5b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17fe128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17fe128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Public Interest Technology (PIT) is an emerging field with connections across academic disciplines. Use the resources below to get the big picture and learn why PIT is\u00a0increasingly important to the way we builld, use, and live with technology.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b66b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07b66b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pitcases.org\/\">Public Interest\u00a0Technology University Network<\/a>\u00a0\u2014New America\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public-interest-tech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PIT Resources<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/public-interest-tech.com\/#job-boards\">PIT\u00a0Job Boards<\/a>\u2014Bruce Schneier<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5a5e62b02aeba5a8b337504b\/t\/5a86ff58e2c48398a124a0c5\/1518796635450\/pivotalmoment.pdf\">\u201cA Pivotal\u00a0Moment\u201d Report<\/a>\u2014Freedman Consulting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fordfoundation.org\/just-matters\/just-matters\/posts\/5-reasons-you-might-be-a-public-interest-technologist\/\">\u201c5 Reasons You\u00a0Might\u00a0Be a Public Interest Technologist\u201d<\/a>\u2014Ford Foundation<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/universities-public-interest-technology-courses-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Why Universities Need Public Interest Technology Courses&#8221;<\/a>\u2014<i>Wired Magazine<\/i>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publicinfrastructure.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Initiative for Digital Public\u00a0Infrastructure\u00a0at UMass Amherst\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About PIT@UMass PIT@UMass is a pioneering interdisciplinary cross-campus program established to train our students, faculty, and communities to promote the common good and public interest through the responsible creation, management, and use of technology. Our coordinated set of programs are characterized by innovative pedagogy, experiential learning, interdisciplinary research, and community engagement. PIT@UMass seeks to empower [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"full-screen","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"transparent","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"on","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2006","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2006"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4914,"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2006\/revisions\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groups.cs.umass.edu\/pit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}