Through engaged grantmaking, The Community Technology
Foundation invests in community enterprises that accelerate civic
engagement and economic empowerment.
The Community Media and Technology Program is a part of the College
of Public and Community Service [CPCS] at UMass Boston; it takes
its cue from cutting-edge media and technology practice on the ground
and is founded on a vision of activist education and learning in
pursuit of social justice. At the core of the program is an inventive
self-paced, competency-based curriculum in which prior learning
is validated and collaborative projects are supported. Students
are encouraged to become socially and politically active through
partnerships with cultural groups, labor unions, non-profit service
providers, and community media and technology organizations. The
Community Media and Technology Program seeks to produce skilled
activists, artists, and professionals who combine history, theory,
aesthetics, and analysis with technical proficiency, social vision,
and a commitment to non-profit culture and reflective community
practice. No other educational program in the country delivers this
unique combination of knowledge and skills.
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