Our Impact
FUTURE OF TENURE &
PROMOTION STRATEGY
By Dr. Quincy K. Brown and Kenneth Wright,
Futures and Innovation
Held during the PIT-UN Summit 2025, this workshop was designed to surface insights that can inform subsequent activities and
workshops. The session examined how faculty evaluation criteria could better align with PIT-UN goals and objectives; and introduced participants to two strategic foresight tools that provide a foundation for developing present-day strategies, helping stakeholders understand how they can contribute to future tenure metrics. The workshop findings are outlined in the summary report.
POLICY FOR PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY
By Jasmine McNealy
This research investigates the intersections of policy and public interest technology within the context of the Public Interest Technology University Network, and presents the findings from interviews conducted with U.S. based faculty and staff who are members of PIT-UN, as well as affiliated funders and other personnel, in combination with desk research. The report now includes an epilogue written in December 2025.
The Evolution of PIT-UN
Since 2019, PIT-UN members have created career pathway models for practitioners-in-training while supporting faculty in their efforts to make public interest technology a well-recognized and well-funded academic discipline.
See where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
PIT-UN: Understanding the State of the Field Report
This landscape report sheds light on the priorities of PIT-UN members and opportunities for future growth. The report draws on both an in-depth member survey and a broad scan of related activities, academic programs, and research initiatives underway at 43 academic institutions that made up the membership of PIT-UN as of summer 2021.
PIT-UN Members
