The Wireless Revolution

Colleges, seeking convenience and savings, embrace 'nomadic' computing, but many educators worry about privacy and design issues

By FLORENCE OLSEN

From Fairbanks, Alaska, to Hattiesburg, Miss., students returning for classes this fall found that many of their campuses had been invisibly altered during the summer. Dozens of colleges set up their first wireless networks, giving students and faculty members...

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