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September 20, 2021
Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, announced today a partnership with Busuu, the world's largest community for language learning, that will complement higher...
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August 19, 2021
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced the winners of the 2021 Blackboard Awards for Asia-Pacific. The Awards, now in...
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June 23, 2021Nearly 80% of students considering discontinuing their studies believed their institution can do more to keep them enrolled
RESTON, VA – A survey from global EdTech leader Blackboard Inc., conducted in consultation with Qualtrics, revealed a significant gap in critical student support services for at-risk and...
June 10, 2021Blackboard and K16 Solutions Announce Global Partnership to Streamline LMS Migrations to Learn UltraBlackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, and K16 Solutions, the industry leader in EdTech for learning management system (LMS) course migration, course design, and...
- May 25, 2021
Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, and Concentric Sky, makers of Badgr, announced a new partnership today to provide micro-credential and stackable learning...
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May 24, 2021Smashed single-day record for number of files fixed, nearly doubled number of participating institutions
RESTON, VA – On May 20, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, 115 universities from around the globe competed to make digital course content more accessible in Blackboard’s second annual, Fix...
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May 18, 2021Three-day free virtual event brings together members of the education community for workshops, knowledge sharing and networking
LONDON, – Educators, technology experts and industry leaders are set to convene for Blackboard’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference Europe on 25-27 May. For the second year, TLC Europe...
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May 10, 2021Free, open online program to explore digital accessibility in higher education
RESTON, VA – Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced the release of an online course analyzing key issues in accessibility and how institutions...
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May 03, 2021Top higher education institution in Azerbaijan leverages the key solutions in Blackboard’s EdTech platform for over 24,000 students
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 3, 2021 – Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that it has partnered with Baku State University (BSU), a leading...
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April 21, 2021
RESTON, VA –Blackboard Inc. today announced that its content accessibility solution, Blackboard Ally, was named the 2021 Trendsetter of the Year by EdTech Digest. The recognition comes after the...
- April 08, 2021USC Price School of Public Policy to transition to Blackboard's unbundled OPX solution for increased control, flexibility and transparency
The University of Southern California (USC) Sol Price School of Public Policy and Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced a new collaboration to...
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April 07, 2021K-12 schools in the region to leverage the integrated features of Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate
Dubai, April 7, 2021 — Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that several K-12 schools across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region have...
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March 29, 2021
RESTON, VA -- Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that Navajo Technical University (NTU) has selected the company’s integrated EdTech...
- March 09, 2021
Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) today announced an expansion of their existing relationship that will...
- March 02, 2021Qatar Foundation's Education Development Institute will leverage Blackboard's leading cloud-based LMS and virtual classroom solution to power professional learning for pre-K-12 Educators
Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that the Education Development Institute (EDI), a member of the Qatar Foundation, has selected its teaching...
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December 14, 2020Institution leverages Blackboard’s integrated cloud LMS and virtual classroom solutions for over 250,000 students
CAIRO, 14 December 2020 -- Blackboard Inc., a leading global EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that it has partnered with Cairo University, a leading university in Egypt, to...
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December 10, 2020College selected Blackboard Learn Ultra to deliver flexible online learning to its students
[CAVITE], PHILIPPINES, 10 December, 2020 – Blackboard Inc., a leading EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that St. Dominic College of Asia has selected the company’s leading...
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November 18, 2020Victorian not-for-profit leverages the integrated features of Blackboard’s LMS and virtual classroom solutions
BRISBANE, Australia 18 November 2020 —Blackboard Inc. announced today that Cire Services Inc. has selected the company’s leading cloud learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn, and...
- November 10, 2020Alabama Community College System Expands its Partnership with Blackboard to Improve Student OutcomesACCS is migrating all of its colleges to Blackboard Learn Ultra and adopting Blackboard's holistic EdTech ecosystem to provide more than 170,000 students across the state with a consistent and rich learning experience
Blackboard Inc., a leading EdTech software and solutions company, today announced that the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) is migrating all of its colleges to the company's next-generation...
- November 09, 2020New feature within Blackboard Learn provides higher education students with easy access to services to help them succeed in college
Blackboard Inc., a leading EdTech software and solutions company, today announced the release of Blackboard Assist, a new feature within the company's leading cloud learning management system...
- October 22, 2020
Blackboard Inc., a leading EdTech software and solutions company, and Unizin, a consortium of leading higher education institutions, today announced a partnership to create a more inclusive and...
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August 26, 2020Company’s accessibility solution now provides Arabic-speaking learners more accessible digital course content
DUBAI, 26 August 2020 — Blackboard Inc. today announced the availability of the Blackboard Ally accessibility solution in Arabic to serve educators, institutions and learners. Blackboard Ally...
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August 13, 2020
BRISBANE, Australia 13 August, 2020 – Blackboard Inc. will host a virtual version of its annual Teaching & Learning Conference Asia Pacific (TLC) on 26 and 27 August. The conference will be...
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August 12, 2020Blackboard leveraged AWS to support massive increase in number of users on it’s virtual classroom solution during the COVID-19 pandemic
DUBAI, 12 August 2020 — Blackboard today announced that it successfully supported hundreds of institutions in the Middle East with their rapid transition to fully remote learning leveraging its...
- July 22, 2020Data-driven solution enables institutions to facilitate early student intervention and personalized coaching
Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of Blackboard Retention Coaching, Powered by Predictive Data. The solution equips higher education institutions with the data, insights, and expertise...
- July 21, 2020New release gives clients access to reporting on adoption of learning tools across their institution
Blackboard Inc. today announced the availability of the Reporting Tier for the Blackboard Data platform, which will give institutions access to reports designed to provide insights on use of...
- July 20, 2020SaaS deployment of Blackboard Learn has increased by more than 50% in the past 18 months
Blackboard Inc. today announced that in the last 18 months, the number of institutions that have transitioned to the SaaS deployment of Blackboard Learn has increased by more than 50%. The move to...
- July 13, 2020Educators, administrators, and thought leaders to attend Company's free annual conference July 21 & 22
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, will convene thousands of educators, administrators, thought leaders, and EdTech experts from...
- June 24, 2020Scott to speak alongside Dr. Michael K. Moore of eVersity on the power of education and transformation
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that author and speaker Manny Scott will deliver a keynote at BbWorld 2020,...
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June 23, 2020Attendees will create a personalized blueprint for virtual learning to guide plans for the next academic year
PHOENIX, AZ and RESTON, VA – June 23, 2020 – As schools across the country assess how or if they will be able to open in the fall, the Alliance for Virtual Learning – a coalition of online...
- May 19, 2020Blackboard's accessibility tool processes over 1 billion content items
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that Blackboard Ally—the company's accessibility tool—has experienced a...
- April 01, 2020New alternative format resource eases student transition to remote learning environment in light of COVID-19-driven campus closures
Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of the File Transformer, Powered by Blackboard Ally — a free resource enabling students to convert their digital course content into a range of...
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February 11, 2020
RESTON, VA – 2.11.19 – Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the winners of the 2019 Blackboard Exemplary...
- January 28, 2020
Blackboard, a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, announced today that Universidad Villanueva has selected Blackboard Learn Ultra, the company's...
- January 02, 2020Leading institution in the Middle East switches to Blackboard Learn to deliver a more connected and engaging learning environment for faculty and students
Blackboard, a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, announced today that Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) has selected Blackboard's leading learning...
- November 12, 2019Students, instructors in all programs now reap the full benefits of the Ultra user interface
Blackboard Inc. today announced that Northumbria University has completed transitioning to Blackboard Learn Ultra and enabled the Ultra course view for all programs at the university. The...
- October 15, 2019
EDUCAUSE -- Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the launch of Blackboard Chatbot Powered By Ivy.AI, a live...
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March 28, 2019Next-generation user interface enables success of students and teachers
SÃO PAULO, March 28 2019 – Blackboard today announced that the Instituto de Educação Superior de Brasília (IESB), a center for higher education located in Brasilia (Brazil), has fully...
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November 14, 2018Awards highlight advances in the payments industry nationally and worldwide
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 14, 2018) – Blackboard today announced that its payments platform, Cashnet, is a winner of the 2018 Innovation and Excellence Award sponsored by the New England...
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September 13, 2018New solution provides convenience for students with real-time mobile ordering from any location
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 13, 2018) – Blackboard today announced the launch of a new integrated mobile ordering solution that allows students to conveniently order food and other items from...
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March 29, 20189 Utah colleges and universities will implement Blackboard’s accessibility solution to create more inclusive online learning experiences
The Utah Education Network (UEN) has partnered with Blackboard Inc. to give hundreds of thousands of students access to a more inclusive learning environment.
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March 21, 2018Nation’s top public university implements Blackboard Ally to provide students with more accessible, higher quality and more usable digital content
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 21, 2018) – The University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley) today announced a new partnership with Blackboard Inc. that will enable students to have an even more...
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January 23, 2018ReadSpeaker’s leading text-to-speech technology integrated into Blackboard Ally, helping instructors worldwide create more accessible content for learners
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 23, 2017 – Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve the accessibility of course content for their students....
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August 03, 2017Blackboard Predict will empower advisors with timely information needed to help students complete college at a higher rate
Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) and Blackboard Inc. today announced an expansion of their 10-year partnership. This new phase of collaboration is designed to close achievement gaps and increase the number of students who complete a certificate or degree.
- July 11, 2017Leading education technology conference taking place July 24-27 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Thousands of educators, administrators and education thought leaders will gather for BbWorld and DevCon 2017. The annual conference brings together the education community to foster knowledge...
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June 13, 2017
Blackboard Inc. today announced the winners of the 2017 Blackboard Catalyst Awards.
- May 16, 2017Market-leading LMS one of the first to support the latest standard
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that its market-leading flagship learning management system (LMS), Blackboard...
- May 09, 2017Company brings new features and usability enhancements to Blackboard Learn
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced new updates to Blackboard Learn, its flagship Learning Management System...
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March 16, 2017Blackboard’s annual gathering of leading educators from Europe, Middle East and Africa to discuss the future of learning and opportunities for higher education and corporate training
MILAN, 15 March 2017 – Blackboard today announced the programme for its annual Teaching and Learning Conference on 22nd - 24th March, which will draw educators, technologists and industry...
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February 02, 2017
Educational dashboards that report course progress to students are likely more motivating for the underperforming set than for those who are doing well, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan and Blackboard.