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Why Most Higher Ed Technology Becomes Shelf Wear (& How to Fix It) - with Kim Fahey, Ceo, Collegis Education

Kim Fahey, Ceo · Collegis Education

Jun 9, 2025 42 min
Why Most Higher Ed Technology Becomes Shelf Wear (& How to Fix It) - with Kim Fahey, Ceo, Collegis Education

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How did a company spin out from a single university partner to serve 52 higher education institutions?

  • 02

    What does it mean to combine data, technology & talent to drive real impact for students?

  • 03

    How is AI transforming higher education marketing, recruitment & retention services?

  • 04

    Why do schools need clean data & proper processes before technology solutions can succeed?

  • 05

    How can institutions stay competitive in today's challenging higher education landscape?

  • 06

    Spinning out from university operations to create a well-funded higher ed services startup

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, brought to YOU by HigherEd PodCon

YOUR guest is Kim Fahey, CEO, Collegis Education 

YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco

  • How did a company spin out from a single university partner to serve 52 higher education institutions? 
  • What does it mean to combine data, technology & talent to drive real impact for students? 
  • How is AI transforming higher education marketing, recruitment & retention services? 
  • Why do schools need clean data & proper processes before technology solutions can succeed? 
  • How can institutions stay competitive in today's challenging higher education landscape? 

Topics include:

  • Spinning out from university operations to create a well-funded higher ed services startup 
  • The "Connected Core" platform partnership with Google processing petabytes of student data 
  • Moving beyond "shelf wear" technology to integrated solutions that drive measurable outcomes 
  • Real-time AI coaching for enrollment staff & automated marketing optimization 
  • Supporting institutions through demographic changes & market uncertainty with data-driven strategies 

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