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myUMBC Groups: We Heard You and We've Been Busy

A new editor, accessibility, scheduling, archiving, more...

If you manage a myUMBC group, you've probably noticed some things look a little different lately. We've been working on a big round of improvements to the editor and groups experience, and I...

Posted: April 22, 2026, 7:00 AM

Weekend Service Disruption Status

Resolved: Disruption impacting Blackboard, Google, and more

Over this past weekend, April 4-5, 2026, one of UMBC’s services experienced a disruption, resulting in slower loading times. This affected some users' ability to log in to platforms such as...

Posted: April 7, 2026, 2:56 PM

U-M-B-C logo shield with the text "D-O-I-T News

Accessibility Updates Coming to myUMBC

As we approach our late-April accessibility compliance deadline, we want to share a clear roadmap of the changes coming to myUMBC and what they mean for you. Phase 1: Content Checks &...

Posted: March 24, 2026, 9:27 AM

Post and Event Promotion on myUMBC

How to share and promote your announcements on myUMBC

Have you ever wanted to promote your club, group, or organization's event or announcement on the front page of myUMBC? Well, here is a quick guide on what you need to know.  The promotion...

Posted: February 2, 2026, 9:54 AM

A black background with the myUMBC logo at the top and the words “Post & Event Promotion” below that. Under this are three graphics which, from left to right, depict a white internet post with a pencil on it, a yellow information “i” icon, and a white megaphone.

Profile Sharing on myUMBC

How to safely share your academic information with others

Did you know that you can share your myUMBC profile with your parent, guardian, or whomever you wish without having to give out your password or login credentials? Profile sharing allows them...

Posted: December 3, 2025, 10:25 AM

a plain black background with a graphic of the myUMBC logo at the top followed by text reading "Profile Sharing" and three graphics below it depicted from left to right as: a profile, an information "i" icon, and an arrow used to indicate sharing

The Basics of using myUMBC for Students

A general overview of where to find information on myUMBC

Welcome to myUMBC! Here is a brief overview of what and where to find information as a UMBC student. What's new this fall? Search / Ask Bar This is a useful research tool for finding what...

Posted: September 15, 2025, 11:06 AM

The myUMBC logo in front of a black background. There is an image in each corner of the graphic including a magnifying glass (top left), a notification bell (top right), an id/profile graphic (bottom left), and a group of people (bottom right)

myUMBC Answers: AI-Powered Search Bar Updates

Providing answers that are unique to you!

In early February, the myUMBC team launched my UMBC Answers, an AI-driven search bar to improve experiences for students, faculty, and staff while ensuring security and privacy. Now, all campus...

Posted: April 18, 2025, 1:53 PM

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New myUMBC Answers: AI-Powered Search Bar

Get personalized answers to your searches on myUMBC!

The myUMBC team has been exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can make the platform better for students, faculty, and staff, all while ensuring security and privacy. We are excited to...

Posted: February 10, 2025, 10:38 AM

Notice: DoIT Is Changing Mailing List Vendor

Google Groups & myUMBC will be used for communications

DoIT has begun transitioning users off mailing lists to Google Groups and myUMBC. We expect this transition to be completed by the end of June 2017. Sympa, the campus software used for handling...

Posted: May 8, 2017, 11:48 AM

Information about myUMBC outage on Monday February 20th

This morning around 9:10am we experienced a failure of several disk arrays on our central storage system. The arrays that failed affected several critical systems, including myUMBC and parts of...

Posted: February 20, 2017, 11:53 AM