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Timely support has become paramount to help students navigate the myriad academic challenges they face today. The journey of a student through a semester is marked by various stages, each presenting unique opportunities for support. Recognizing the pivotal moments of truth throughout the academic term is key to providing effective guidance and ...

Anthology, a leading provider of educational technology solutions, is excited to announce a change in its software release strategy. We wanted to share an upcoming release change for SIS+ERP, beginning with the release 24.3, targeted for the end of May 2024, Anthology will consolidate three individual releases—Regulatory, Financial Aid ...

Anthology Illuminate reaches a significant milestone as we release new capabilities that will enable secure, democratized access to reporting for all clients .

Every year G2, the largest and most trusted software marketplace, helps millions of businesses make better purchasing decisions. Beyond offering thousands of peer reviews, G2 also publishes quarterly reports, giving companies an unbiased picture of the best technology solutions on the market. We are excited to share that in G2’s newly released ...

At Anthology, we recognize the significance of inclusion and the importance of ensuring digital content is equally available to all. Our commitment to digital accessibility is to help institutions break down accessibility barriers and deliver the best inclusive learning experiences. Let’s celebrate together! With the purpose of raising ...

While we should assess our impact on our planet every day, Earth Day is the ideal time to do some self-reflection on our efforts of the past and ways we can protect our beautiful planet in the future. As the famous Native American proverb states   “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”  With our hearts and minds ...

Accessibility data is crucial for institutions looking to understand how creating more inclusive environments can positively impact student success. Reporting plays an important role in this understanding as administrators gather, analyze, and share valuable information about how certain areas are performing across the institution. ...

The journey towards higher education just got a bit more complicated for thousands of students across the United States. Last week, the  Department of Education  (DOE) revealed a significant calculation error in vendors’ systems, impacting several hundred thousand financial aid forms. The miscalculation resulted in many students receiving ...

Anthology continues to set the standard for the ethical and innovative use of AI in EdTech. The AI Design Assistant , powered by Microsoft and exclusive to Blackboard® Learn Ultra, recently added features to inspire authentic assessment tasks, with AI-generated suggestions now available for instructors when creating assignments, discussions, ...

As instructors at institutions worldwide create richer content experiences for students within the learning management system/virtual learning environment (LMS/VLE), it is more important than ever to ensure this content is created with accessibility and inclusivity in mind. However, it can still be challenging for those instructors to know ...

In the evolving landscape of higher education, managing faculty workloads is a key factor in ensuring academic excellence. As institutions continue to evolve, the demands on faculty members grow increasingly complex. Faculty Workload Management within Anthology® Student assists in centralizing and streamlining faculty processes, improving ...

At Anthology, we believe in keeping things simple so that educators can focus on what they do best—teaching. Our philosophy towards product development is all about creating experiences that fit into the natural workflow of creating and delivering a course without any unnecessary hurdles or headaches. To ensure we’re designing a product that ...

The FAFSA Simplification Act represents a significant overhaul of the processes and systems used to award federal student aid. In November 2023 the US Department of Education released new data showing that the new simplified forms will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants and will help 1.5 million more ...

At Anthology Together ‘23 in Nashville, we unveiled our vision for an early intervention tool for advisors, combining the power of Blackboard® Learn (LMS) and Anthology® Reach (CRM). As promised, Anthology continues to fulfill its mission of providing dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community with this new ...

Earlier this year, Blackboard® Learn Ultra became the first major LMS to extend generative AI capabilities to instructors to inspire course structure, test questions, and grading rubrics. The response from instructors across the world has been overwhelmingly positive, with suggestions from the  AI Design Assistant  informing more than 63,000 ...

During the last edition of Microsoft’s Ignite conference, CEO Satya Nadella said "We (Microsoft) are the Copilot company […] We believe in a future where there will be a Copilot for everyone and everything you do." The name Copilot – not Autopilot – is on its own a stroke of genius from Microsoft, which signals how cognizant the Dynamics 365 company is ...

Obtaining the most comprehensive and robust course evaluation data is extremely important for institutions in gaining a deeper understanding of learners, ultimately enhancing their overall learning experiences. To continue to foster learner participation and enhance the visibility of course evaluations, Anthology® Evaluate and ...

We’ve all had those days when we come across a challenge so big, so daunting, all there is to do is look around to your team and say, “Well, we’re all in this together.” Higher education is no stranger to these kinds of days. For all our sports rivalries and “best school” rankings, higher education as a whole is facing a lot of changes in coming years. Among ...

Student information system (SIS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are the backbone of any higher education institution and play a critical role in the success of day-to-day operational excellence. As institutions look to expand their programs to meet the ever-changing needs of the learners around them, they need a modern, ...

Anyone who works in marketing knows how much effort is put into chasing success stories. We seek out client quotes, case studies, references, and more. It’s a huge investment, and it’s extremely rare that clients come to YOU. Well, not only did our Anthology® Engage clients come to us, they came with signs, cheering so loudly that passersby peeked in to ...

Step into a new era of higher education, leaving behind the days of data silos, fragmented sources, and laborious manual reporting. Welcome to the dawn of  Anthology® Illuminate —a revolutionary solution designed to transform how educational institutions leverage the wealth of data they collect. In today's data-centric landscape, where 80% of ...

Accessible content ensures inclusivity and meaningful engagement for diverse learners. But building more inclusive learning environments and breaking accessibility barriers is a daily challenge for institutions, especially when creating new course content. Inspired by our passion for innovation, the creation of accessible content in your ...

As announced at our annual  Anthology Together conference in July , Blackboard Learn Ultra is the first major LMS to provide generative AI features to inspire instructors’ course structures, tests, and rubrics. The  AI Design Assistant  is now live, and available to all Ultra institutions as part of their standard license. Among the six initial ...

We're excited to announce that we’re renaming our course evaluations product. Anthology® Course Evaluations (with Idea System) is now  Anthology® Evaluate . The evolution of the name reinforces our commitment to improving teaching and learning experiences, streamlining the course evaluation process to easily collect course feedback, and ...

It has been widely acknowledged that grading occupies a lot of instructors’ time. A  2022 study in Education Week  found that on average instructors spend five hours a week grading, as part of a schedule that is increasingly occupied by responsibilities outside of the classroom. A natural consequence is that instructors have less time to dedicate to ...