We are now Blackboard

We’re entering a new chapter as Blackboard—one grounded in strength, focus, and long-term growth. We are a stand-alone, debt-free business well positioned to continue investing in the solutions that matter most to our customers, including the Blackboard LMS, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate, and our institutional effectiveness portfolio. We’re recommitting to our purpose as Blackboard: building innovative, inclusive, and effective teaching and learning solutions. And later this year, Blackboard co-founder Matthew Pittinsky will rejoin the company as CEO at a future date, bringing deep vision and leadership to the next phase of our journey. In the meantime, Bruce Dahlgren will continue to lead the company—championing our customers and advancing product innovation.

We’re reintroducing Blackboard as our company name to reflect our sharpened focus on the teaching and learning experience. Blackboard has long been recognized as a trusted partner in education, and this brand realignment signals our deep commitment to building innovative, inclusive, and effective solutions for educators and learners.

Backed by the philosophy of innovation and a clear vision, we have a dedicated team that have been working behind the scenes to bring Blackboard to life and preparing for what comes next, including:

• Investments in innovation and product excellence—including Blackboard LMS
• Keen focus on usability and accessibility
• Increased product expertise and guidance on best practices, personalized insights through regular business reviews, and a simplified process for renewal and invoicing
• Dedicated teams on the responsible use of AI and continued AI innovation

In addition, Blackboard is strengthening its customer support experience through a dedicated coverage model designed to provide proactive guidance, faster response times, and consistent support to customers every step of the way.

The new Blackboard business is comprised of Blackboard LMS, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate, and Institutional Effectiveness solutions.

There are a number of ways to stay in the know. Visit Blackboard.com; attend upcoming roadshow webinars; participate in product office hours; and be sure to join the Community.

We also encourage you to attend Building Blackboard Together 26. BbT26 is your front-row seat to the ideas, tools, and conversations shaping the future of teaching and learning. Register today at conference.blackboard.com.

Yes! All customers are encouraged to join us at Building Blackboard Together, our inaugural user conference. BbT26 is your front-row seat to the ideas, tools, and conversations shaping the future of teaching and learning. You’ll connect with educators facing the same questions you have and return home with ideas you can apply right away.

Explore topics and solutions designed to help you overcome the challenges you face right now, and deep-dive into all of our products and services—Blackboard LMS, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate, and Institutional Effectiveness—with in-person access to the teams behind them! Register today at conference.blackboard.com.

As part of completing our restructuring, Blackboard will establish new U.S. legal entities that will replace the entities previously included in the Chapter 11 process. This is a standard step in completing a restructuring and reflects our transition to a focused, stand-alone company. Because this is a new U.S. legal entity, there will be updated corporate information, including updated billing information, tax IDs, and vendor registration. We will provide updated documentation directly and clearly communicate if any action is required on your part.

Your credentials remain the same. Over time we anticipate our URL will migrate to Blackboard. We’ll be sure to keep you informed on any changes.

As part of completing our restructuring, Blackboard will establish new U.S. legal entities that will replace the entities previously included in the Chapter 11 process. This is a standard step in completing a restructuring and reflects our transition to a focused, stand-alone company. Because this is a new U.S. legal entity, there will be updated corporate information, including new W-9 or W-8B forms, and DUNS number information will be reissued under our new name. We will provide updated documentation directly and clearly communicate if any action is required on your part.

As part of completing our restructuring, Blackboard will establish new U.S. legal entities that will replace the entities previously included in the Chapter 11 process—and customer contracts will be assigned to that new legal entity. This administrative step will not impact your services, pricing, support model, or day-to-day relationship with Blackboard. You will receive additional information in the coming weeks, and we will clearly communicate if and when any action is required on your part.

Due to the administrative requirements of the Chapter 11 process, you may continue to receive periodic legal notices from Stretto, the court-appointed claims and noticing agent. These notices are procedural in nature and do not require action unless otherwise specified. As always, if you have questions, please reach out to your usual Blackboard contact or email askanthology@anthology.com.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your usual company contact or email askanthology@anthology.com.

Yes. We will introduce a refreshed Blackboard brand and experience at Building Blackboard Together 2026. This update will reflect our continued commitment to delivering innovative and impactful solutions for educators and learners. In the meantime, we are providing interim guidelines on how to reference the new company and its products, including temporary logo usage and updated company descriptions.

As part of our new brand, we are introducing updated product naming conventions to build greater clarity and consistency. You will see the updated product names being rolled out over the next few months. Please refer to the product naming guidelines here.

Yes! Please update your materials to reflect Blackboard. While we are launching a new corporate look at Building Blackboard Together in July, we are providing interim brand guidance to reflect the new company name.

Yes. Our primary website has moved to www.blackboard.com Links from Anthology.com will automatically redirect for a limited time, but we recommend updating your bookmarks. Customer portals (e.g., Anthology Community, Blackboard Help Site) will remain accessible and may be rebranded over time.

Yes, email domains will transition to reflect the new brand in the next few months. For now, you can still contact us at our anthology.com email address.

For now, nothing changes. We anticipate product documentation and URLs will change over the next few months, and we’ll be sure to keep you informed as to when changes will go into effect.

Over time we anticipate that our customers will need to update website and links, but for now, nothing changes. We’ll be sure to keep you informed once any changes are required.

As part of completing our restructuring, Blackboard will establish new U.S. legal entities that will replace the entities previously included in the Chapter 11 process—and customer contracts will be assigned to that new legal entity. This administrative step will not impact your services, pricing, support model, or day-to-day relationship with Blackboard. You will receive additional information in the coming weeks, and we will clearly communicate if and when any action is required on your part.

Due to the administrative requirements of the Chapter 11 process, you may continue to receive periodic legal notices from Stretto, the court-appointed claims and noticing agent. These notices are procedural in nature and do not require action unless otherwise specified. As always, if you have questions, please reach out to your usual Blackboard contact or email askanthology@anthology.com.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your usual company contact or email askanthology@anthology.com.