W&M’s representative: Fredric Lederer had been selected to serve as university’s representative to the Public Interest Technology University Network, or PIT-UN. Lederer is Chancellor Professor at the university’s School of Law and also serves as director of the law school’s Center for Legal & Court Technology. Courtesy photo Photo - of - by Joseph McClain | May 3, 2021 William & Mary has been selected to join a partnership of higher-education institutions that aims to form and build a new discipline that melds public-policy concerns with technological fields. University President Katherine Rowe has designated Fredric Lederer to serve as William & Mary’s representative to the Public Interest Technology University Network, or PIT-UN. Lederer is Chancellor Professor at the university’s School of Law.