Digital Collegium 2026 · Recap
Turn Your Higher Ed Website Into an Answer Engine
Students searching your site don’t want a list of links, they want the answer. See how AI-powered search and answers help prospective and current students find what they need — accessibly, accurately, and grounded in your own content.
Why Cludo for Higher Ed?
Students expect instant answers. Your search should deliver them.
Get students to answers, fast
Deadlines, tuition, financial aid, and housing questions answered on the first scroll — not five clicks deep.
Every answer stays grounded in your content
AI Search and AI Summary responses cite your own pages, so what students see is exactly what your team publishes.
Built for a sprawling web of sites
Catalogs, directories, departments, and campuses in one search, with relevance controls your team already manages. No redesign required.
DigiCol26 Recap
Four days in Pittsburgh. Thanks for saying hi.
For the fourth year in a row, we were proud to sponsor the Digital Collegium Annual Conference. Thank you to everyone who stopped by to build a custom pen or keychain, try a live demo, and talk about how AI-powered search is changing the higher ed digital experience. We left with great conversations and a long list of ideas.
Session Recap
57% fewer unanswered queries: What strategic AI site search can do for engagement
Sara Kelzer joined Kristin Nichols of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and Erjon Metohu of ERI Design to share how MCLA cut unanswered queries by 57% through a strategic website redesign and thoughtful AI Search implementation. Sara also gave attendees a live look at MyCludo, including analytics dashboards, tools to improve search, and AI enhancements.
Presented Monday, October 19, 2026
Missed us at the booth?
Get a live demo of AI Search, AI Summary, and AI Mode anytime, and see how schools like Boise State, University of Denver, and Commonwealth University are making their websites smarter.
Get your test siteLet’s talk search
Picking up a conversation from DigiCol26, or want to start one? Book time with our resident search expert, Sara Kelzer, and she’ll come prepared with insights specific to your institution.
Book a follow-upBuilt for Higher Education
Accessible by design. Responsible by default.
Your website serves every student, parent, and faculty member. Cludo is built so search and AI answers hold up to that standard.
Accessible by design
- Built on W3C accessibility foundations and aligned with the EAA
- Designed for every visitor, regardless of ability, age, or device
- Fewer students stuck means fewer emails to admissions, the registrar, and the help desk
Responsible AI, built for higher ed
- Answers grounded in your own published content — not the open web
- Your team decides what search surfaces, with no black-box answers
- Full visibility into what students ask and what your site is missing
Real higher ed searches. Real answers.
University search, done your way.
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
57% fewer unanswered queries.
See how MCLA’s lean marketing team used AI Chat, AI Summary, and analytics to boost search engagement 19% and guide students faster.
Read the MCLA story
Commonwealth University of PA
Three campuses, one smarter search.
After consolidating three campus sites into one, Commonwealth used AI Search and AI Summary to get students to the right answer across campuses.
Read the Commonwealth story
Boise State University
Supporting the whole student journey.
From prospective students to alumni, see how Boise State keeps a complex web of pages, links, and audiences findable with Cludo.
Read the Boise State storyTest AI Search and Summary on your site.
AI Search and AI Summary turn every visit into an answer. Students stop guessing and your team finally sees what people are really searching for. Picking up a conversation from DigiCol26, or want to start one? Book time with our resident search expert, Sara Kelzer, and she’ll come prepared with insights specific to your institution.
