When a College Chatbot Breaks Up With You
For 12 months, Oli — a behaviorally intelligent chatbot created by Mainstay and the Common App — supported 500,000 students from the high school class of 2021 with helpful and timely text messages to guide them along their journeys to college. Along the way, the students grew attached to Oli.
A Librarian’s Death Left Her Life’s Work in Limbo. Here’s How It Found a New Home
Mainstay partnered with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the National Scholarship Providers Association to make a painstakingly curated database of nearly nearly 30,000 financial aid opportunities available to the students for free.
Salesforce Doubles Down With $100M Fund for Education and Other ‘Impact’ Investments
Salesforce Ventures’s $100 million Impact Fund supports a select group of education startups, including AdmitHub. The partnership aims to tackle the problems faced by higher ed and help more students overcome barriers to their success.
Meet the Humans Behind College Chatbots
From writing relevant messages to building relationships with students, here’s a look at what it takes to bring college chatbots to life.
College Chatbot Service AdmitHub Raises $2.95M in Seed Funding to Guide Students Through School
Today, the Boston-based company announced it has raised $2.2 million in seed funding to develop Oli and other campus-specific chatbots, grow its team, and expand the service to more U.S. and international institutions.
A Siri for Higher Ed Aims to Boost Student Engagement
When third-year students in strategy classes at BI Norwegian Business School have a question about their assignments next semester, odds are a robot will provide their answer.
