As many college officials have discovered, piecemeal attempts at updating technology can often lead to inequality in students’ computing experiences. At Florida A&M University, for example, graphic-design majors have access to spiffy Mac G5 computers, while some other students struggle just to find working public machines.
At Florida A&M, where only about half the students have their own computers, "there’s a digital divide that’s alive and well," says Larry Henderson, the university’s chief information officer. To bridge that gap, Florida A&M is embarking on a costly effort to improve its public computer labs — areas that, at many colleges, have fallen into neglect. (Tallahassee Democrat)
