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If you're wondering how to build an AI-powered app with Bubble.io, you're not alone. With the rise of generative AI technology like ChatGPT (which can create text, images, music, etc. based on simple non-technical prompts), businesses of all sizes are rushing to integrate AI into their operations for data analysis, customer engagement, and process automation. Additionally, new AI-powered startups and products are launching everyday to meet the demand for tools that put AI to work for businesses....

Only 21% of low-income, first-generation college students earn a college degree within 6 years of enrolling in school, according to a 2019 report. ‍One reason behind this sobering fact? There’s a strong correlation between income and academic performance. Research shows that a student’s ability to pay for the total cost of college — including basic living expenses, textbooks, lab fees, housing deposits, and other non-tuition-related costs — is directly connected to their ability to complete thei...

Today's student expects interactions with your institution to be accessible 24/7 and with fast replies. Unfortunately, these types of interactions are not the norm in higher education. Small repetitive, manual tasks and processes still take up a lot of time in the day for staff and faculty, and students often receive answers and responses to important questions and decisions days later – or sometimes not at all.

In December 2020 and March 2021, Congress passed two additional major COVID-19 relief bills, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) and the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Included in both bills is significant funding (approximately $62B) earmarked for higher ed institutions through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF).
Similar to the CARES Act passed in the spring of 2020, most of the recent higher ed COVID-19 relief funds will go to public and n...