Press Releases

Educators, technology experts and industry leaders from around the world will gather in Austin, Texas on July 22-25 for BbWorld and DevCon 2019. With more than 150 sessions, the four-day event...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the winners of the 2019 Blackboard Catalyst Awards. Founded in 2005, the...

Blackboard Inc. announced that its accessibility solution Blackboard Ally—a tool that helps institutions make digital course content more accessible and integrates seamlessly into Learning...

Blackboard Inc. today announced that it is continuing to expand its Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of Blackboard Learn—its flagship Learning Management System (LMS)—across the globe,...

Blackboard Inc. announced today that Rick Essex will be transitioning out of his role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on June 28. Stuart Kupinsky, Blackboard's Chief Legal Officer and General...

LONDON, 06 June, 2019 – Blackboard today announced that U-tad, the first private European university focused purely on digital arts and technology, will implement the Ultra experience of...

Blackboard Inc., the world's largest education technology company, today announced that Robert B. Reich, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, and Kimberly Bryant, Founder and Executive Director of...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 -- In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) on May 16, Blackboard Inc. is proud to host its third annual webinar series on improving digital...

LONDON, May 9, 2019– Educators, learning specialists and thought leaders from 11 European countries will gather in Newcastle on 14th–16thMay to take part in Blackboard’s annual Teaching and...

Blackboard Inc. (Blackboard) today announced that the company has completed the sale of its Blackboard Transact business unit ("Transact") to Reverence Capital Partners, LP ("Reverence"). The...

Blackboard announced today that it is expanding its partnership with the United States Army, leveraging the company's unparalleled teaching and learning edtech platform. Through the expanded...

PHOENIX, AZ, April 1, 2019 -- Blackboard Transact today announced the winners of the 2019 Transact Distinction Awards. The Transact Distinction Awards honor clients in the community for their...

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...

FERRARA, 25 March 2019 – Blackboard today announced thatthe University of Ferrara (Unife) implemented Blackboard Collaborate to enhance its online teaching and learning offering. Through...

Northumbria University, a leading UK Higher Education Institution with a global reputation for academic quality, has implemented the Ultra experience of Blackboard Learn, the next-generation user...

DUBAI, 10 March 2019 — Blackboard, a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced the details of its first Teaching and Learning Conference...

Blackboard Inc. today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to sell its Blackboard Transact business unit ("Transact") to Reverence Capital Partners, LP ("Reverence"). The transaction...

Blackboard today announced that the University of the Free State, the University of Johannesburg and the University of Pretoria are now leveraging the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of...

The next-generation cloud-based LMS will empower more than 100,000 students around the world LONDON, Feb. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard today announced that Galileo Global Education, a...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced that its flagship learning management system (LMS), Blackboard Learn, has...

BRISBANE, Australia, 30 January, 2019 – Griffith University, a leading higher education institution recognised across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for its innovation and research, has...

Blackboard Inc. today announced that 500 institutions and organizations around the world are now delivering online courses and trainings via its Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment of...

Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced plans to relocate its global headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Reston,...

Blackboard today announced the launch of Blackboard SafetyList, a crisis management response platform that helps school district leaders coordinate the internal teams responsible for preparing for...

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...