In December 2023, after a year-long effort to gather requirements from the University community and a rigorous RFP process, it was announced that Canvas would replace Blackboard Learn as the University’s enterprise learning management system. After a pilot in summer 2024, instructors could choose Blackboard or Canvas in fall 2024 and spring 2025. Starting summer 2025, courses that use the learning management system must use Canvas. Access to Blackboard ended on July 15, 2025. A Blackboard Archive is available.
Spring 2024
Implementation committees convene
Setup Canvas system
Recruit pilot and mentor faculty
Instructor access to Canvas and sandboxes (late spring)
Summer 2024
Canvas pilot
Training and support available
Course migrations
Fall 2024
Canvas and Blackboard available, targeting 30-40% of courses using Canvas
Training and support available
Course migrations
Spring 2025
Canvas and Blackboard available
Training and support available
Course migrations
Summer 2025
All courses in Canvas; Blackboard no longer available for teaching
Training and support available
Access to Blackboard ends July 15
Blackboard Archives
After access to Blackboard has ended, Blackboard courses will be archived and available to instructors upon request for both retrieving student grades/submissions/records and for copying content to Canvas. Course archives will be retained until the end of 2027. More about the Blackboard Archives.