{"id":177,"date":"2022-02-15T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/?p=177"},"modified":"2023-04-16T22:32:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-16T22:32:56","slug":"critical-conversations-social-justice-at-wpi-technology-in-the-public-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/index.php\/2022\/02\/15\/critical-conversations-social-justice-at-wpi-technology-in-the-public-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Conversations, Social Justice at WPI: Technology in the Public Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>7 October 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Critical Conversation introduces WPI faculty who&#8217;s technology serve the public interest of diverse communities. Faculty share their work and explain how it falls under PIT, which they follow with a panel to discuss further. Moderators facilitate a Q&amp;A session with participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty Panelsits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Farley Chery, Assistant Teaching Professor, IMGD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gillian Smith, Associate Professor, Computer Science and IMGD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aaron Sakulich, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angela Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, Social Science &amp; Policy Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gbeton Somasse, Assistant Teaching Professor, Social Science &amp; Policy Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on the conversation and panel, please click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/news\/calendar\/events\/critical-conversations-social-justice-wpi-technology-public-interest-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an additional resource on the Critical Conversations of PIT, please click <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpi.edu\/news\/critical-conversations-program-examines-ways-technology-can-serve-social-justice\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-791x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-791x1024.jpeg 791w, https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-232x300.jpeg 232w, https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-768x994.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-1187x1536.jpeg 1187w, https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-1583x2048.jpeg 1583w, https:\/\/justt.wpi.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/FINAL-WPI_CriticalConversations_2020_SocialJusticeTechnology_Flyer2-scaled.jpeg 1978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 October 2020 This Critical Conversation introduces WPI faculty who&#8217;s technology serve the public interest of diverse communities. 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