Be Ready: Official Blackboard Retirement – Effective Dec. 18

CUNY is officially retiring Blackboard as part of the system-wide transition to Brightspace, CUNY’s current learning management system (LMS). Access to Blackboard will permanently end on Thursday, Dec. 18. Your final opportunity to export course materials (e.g., course packages, files, Collaborate recordings) runs now through Dec. 18.

We will provide data archiving and support in the following ways:

• All Blackboard courses and instructional data will be centrally archived in compliance with CUNY policy.
  • Note: Collaborate recordings are not included in course archives and should be saved to CUNY-approved storage (e.g., Microsoft Office 365 and Dropbox) consistent with data and privacy requirements. See these instructions for how to download Collaborate recordings from Blackboard.
• A permanent LMS archive solution is in development to ensure long-term access. Your instructional data will be preserved—not fully deleted.
• Faculty and staff can request that past courses be restored during the transition period.
• For help exporting materials, contact LMSSupport@csi.cuny.edu. You can also consult the following resources created by John Jay College of Criminal Justice:
  • How to Export a Blackboard Course
  • Webinar on the Blackboard Retirement: What You Need to Know

Questions about the Blackboard retirement can be sent to LMSSupport@csi.cuny.edu .

Please see the Brightspace LMS transition Website for more details, including FAQs and Brightspace training resources.

By Center for Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development