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Ellucian’s Silent Collapse: What Faculty and Students Are Missing Now In recent years, higher education institutions across the United States have faced mounting pressure from technological transitions, administrative complexity, and tightening budgets. Nowhere is this more evident than in Ellucian’s quiet but profound decline—a "silent collapse" that’s eroding critical support systems for both faculty and students, often without public notice. ### The Undercurrent of Disruption Ellucian, a major education technology provider serving hundreds of colleges and universities, is best known for its student information systems, learning management tools, and administrative software. While the company remains a backbone of operational infrastructure, its slow adaptation to evolving user needs has created a growing chasm between what faculty and students expect and what is delivered.