Universities and colleges are investing in ‘frictionless’ campus technology to reduce administrative friction for faculty, staff and students—single sign-on, integrated parking and streamlined procurement were cited as priorities by campus IT leaders. Vendors like CDW are pitching integrated stacks that hide complexity from end users. Meanwhile, education teams are experimenting with Google’s Gemini and its ‘Gems’ function to let students and instructors build simple AI apps without coding. Schools aim to teach students AI fluency by embedding tool-building and ethical use into curricula, while IT groups manage privacy and procurement risks.