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FlightPath and the 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10 Issues Facing Higher Ed
January 11th, 2026

Every year, EDUCAUSE publishes a list of the Top 10 Issues Facing Higher Education. These are trends and challenges experts believe will become all the more relevant in the coming year for colleges and universities.

We are proud to offer FlightPath, an enterprise-level advising and student success system, built from the ground-up to be full-featured while still easy-to-use, fully customizable, and affordable for schools of every size. Keep reading to see how FlightPath addresses each of the 2026 EDUCAUSE Top 10.

Jetstream CRM: A Higher Ed-First Approach to Student Relationship Management
December 28th, 2025

Most CRMs were not built for higher education.

They were designed for sales pipelines, customers, and deals. When colleges and universities adopt them, they find that the higher ed features were bolted on later, resulting in awkward workflows, complexity, and systems that never quite fit how institutions actually recruit and support students.

Jetstream CRM was built differently from day one.

Simplify Student Communication with FlightPath
December 14th, 2025

Effective communication is at the heart of successful advising. Among its many features, FlightPath makes it easy for institutions to connect with students by bringing text and email messaging into one centralized platform. 

Advisors can both send and receive text messages and emails, making easy work of staying connected with a full caseload of advisees. Plus, the communication history is attached to the student's record, regardless if they change advisors down the line.

FlightPath Delivers Enterprise-Level Advising at a Fraction of the Cost
November 30th, 2025

Colleges and universities need modern, effective advising tools, but many available systems come with enterprise-level price tags. Even the advising add-ons built into major SIS and ERP platforms often require expensive licensing, limited customization, and significant staff effort to maintain.

FlightPath offers a smarter alternative. It delivers a full-featured, enterprise-grade advising system at a fraction of the cost, without sacrificing capability or flexibility.

A Modern Approach to Faculty Activity Tracking and Reporting
November 16th, 2025

Academic leaders need a clear, reliable way to understand and demonstrate faculty & staff impact. Teaching, research, service, grants, creative work, and community engagement all contribute to institutional success. Yet when this information is scattered across emails and spreadsheets, it becomes difficult to support accreditation, showcase faculty & staff achievements, or make data-informed decisions.

This is why institutions need Faculty Atlas, the modern faculty activity tracking and reporting system. 

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