New York Tech Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Advance Civil Discourse

New York Institute of Technology is among a select number of organizations across the country to receive the U.S. Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Special Projects Program grant. This new four-year grant exceeds $2.5 million and will support efforts to drive student success by building civil discourse across the university’s campuses.

This award represents the third U.S. Department of Education grant the university has secured in the last three years and furthers successful practices established under the previous two federal grants. The newest awarded project is titled “Tech Talks: Promoting Civil Discourse at New York Tech.” Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Accreditation Francesca Fiore, Ed.D., is the project lead. Vice President for Access and Community Engagement and Chief Medical Officer Brian Harper, M.D., M.P.H., and Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Francine Glazer, Ph.D., are co-leaders.

“Tech Talks builds on strategies supported by New York Tech over the last few years to encourage civil discourse; improve campus climate; and prepare our students to embrace dialogue, understanding, and freedom of speech,” Fiore says.