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New Media Studio Returns to Sherman Hall

Come tour the new digs, tech and set at 10/7 “Open House”

After three years operating out of temporary quarters in the Engineering Building, UMBC’s New Media Studio (NMS)—a unit of the Division of Information Technology’s (DoIT) Instructional Technology...

Posted: August 13, 2026, 8:28 AM

13 Tips to Get Your Blackboard Course Ready

Checklist to optimize your course before the semester starts

The week before the semester starts can feel like a sprint: A full inbox, a syllabus that still needs one more edit, and a course shell that isn’t quite ready for students yet. Before the scramble...

Posted: August 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

A megaphone and newspaper announce the Blackboard logo.

5 Quick Wins for an Accessible Syllabus

Small fixes, big difference for every student.

Picture a student pulling up your syllabus before the first day of class. If they're using a screen reader and your document contains unstructured text, complex tables, and images without adequate...

Posted: August 11, 2026, 2:00 PM

A human figure with outstretched arms inside a circle of two curved arrows, suggesting movement. Below the figure are two words: digital accessibility.

chip and RRStor Downtime Scheduled for August 25th

To all chip users, On Tuesday August 25th, the chip cluster will be inaccessible from 0800ET - 1800ET. This maintenance window will focus on installing critical security patches for the chip...

Posted: August 10, 2026, 12:42 PM