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Blackboard's Groups tool gets a major redesign that makes managing students faster and easier
Preview it on our test server before it goes live on May 20
Have you ever wrestled with Blackboard's group management -- spending too many clicks trying to organize students, waiting for pages to load in large courses, or losing track of who's assigned...
Posted: April 27, 2026, 10:49 AM
Blackboard Seeks Faculty Feedback on New Gradebook
Gain early access, provide feedback from 4/20 to 5/1
Blackboard is preparing to launch a completely redesigned gradebook this summer, including a faster, cleaner, and significantly easier-to-use experience for faculty. To ensure the update meets the...
Posted: March 25, 2026, 8:53 AM
Congratulations to the Instructional Technology team for earning the Job Well Done 2025 Award
UMBC Service Award Highlight
The Blackboard Ultra Migration efforts by DoIT's Instructional Technology Team received the Job Well Done 2025 Employee Excellence Award during today's UMBC Service Awards Celebration! ...
Posted: December 4, 2025, 1:20 PM
WT/SP2026 Courses Created on November 21, 2025
Prepare your Ultra courses for the upcoming term
Blackboard course shells for Winter and Spring 2026 were created on November 21, 2025. All Winter and Spring 2026 courses listed in the UMBC Schedule of Classes (SOC), regardless of designation...
Posted: November 24, 2025, 8:36 AM
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