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Restrict File Types in Assignment Submissions in Blackboard's September Update

Preview Outcomes mastery also available in gradebook

A student submits their essay as a Pages file. Another turns in a .zip when you asked for a single PDF. By the time you notice, you're chasing down a resubmission instead of grading. September's...

September 17, 2026 · 3:00 PM

Fidelity September Webinar!

Want practical tips and actionable steps to build your financial future? Join a Fidelity financial professional for an upcoming webinar. These financial webinars are open to all Faculty and...

September 16, 2026 · 11:01 AM

DoIT's Technology Support Center is Hiring

Are you looking for a part-time job? Come work for us!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional student consultants to work during the upcoming semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting...

September 16, 2026 · 7:53 AM

Learn, Lead & Thrive with us!

Happening Now: USM PD Week!

USM Professional Development Week is off to a great start! Take a little time out of your morning and join your peers from across USM. You can register right now! Registering also gives you...

September 16, 2026 · 7:30 AM

Take the #NoMouse Challenge!

Discover how accessible your digital content really is

Here's a quick challenge: close your laptop trackpad, put your mouse to the side, and try to get through the next ten minutes using only your keyboard. Can you navigate to your Blackboard...

September 15, 2026 · 1:01 PM

USM Accessibility in Action - September 2026 Issue

Accessibility moves from planning into practice

Repost from the USM Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and the USM Digital Accessibility Work Group September 2026 Issue As the fall semester gets underway, accessibility moves from...

September 14, 2026 · 11:38 AM

Tame Your Inbox: Master Your myUMBC Alerts

Cut the inbox noise without missing campus news!

Is your inbox overflowing faster than the line at Starbucks on a Monday morning? Or maybe you're sitting quietly in the library, completely unaware that free food was happening just down the hall?...

September 9, 2026 · 12:59 PM

USM Professional Development Conference is happening this week!

September 14–18, 2026 Virtual Conference for University System of Maryland Employees Fall into Success: Learning, Leading, and Thriving Together Join colleagues from across the University...

September 9, 2026 · 11:16 AM

Call for Abstracts: Generative AI Pedagogy in Practice

USM Kirwan Center seeks contributions for open collection

Faculty across Maryland higher education are actively exploring how generative AI may change teaching, learning, assessment, academic integrity, course design, and student engagement. As these...

September 9, 2026 · 10:30 AM

UDL at the Heart: Designing Learning with Every Student in Mind

Small design changes. Massive student impact.

Students don't all learn in the same way. They bring different experiences, strengths, needs, expectations, technologies, and approaches to learning into our courses. Yet many course designs still...

September 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM

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