Diverse Education News April 28, 2020 First-Year Students at Edward Waters College to Receive Laptops Starting in the fall, first-year students at the historically Black Edward Waters College (EWC) will receive personal Chromebook laptop computers, in a new partnership between EWC and the Follett Higher Education Group, the college said in a statement<https://www.ewc.edu/ewc-announces-transformative-new-partnership-with-follett-higher-education-group/>. The collaboration, called the EWC/Follet ACCESS Program, is intended to enhance student access to technology. It will also provide e-textbook course materials at a reduced cost for EWC students. According to the 2015 U.S. Census, 43% of African American households were without a desktop or laptop computer, contributing to "a stark digital divide and competitive disadvantage amongst EWC students" who are overwhelmingly African American and low income. In many cases, EWC students lack the financial resources to purchase personal computers and/or electronic tablets, said the college statement. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/