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2018 was great and looking forward to another strong year!
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Join Eduventures & Blackboard for a Discussion on the Changing LMS Landscape

Join Phillip Miller, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer at Blackboard and James Wiley, Principal Analyst at Eduventures on Thursday, February 21, 10 AM ET for a discussion on the future of the LMS.

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Blackboard Gains Momentum Around the World

500 institutions and organisations around the world are now delivering online courses and trainings via the SaaS deployment of Blackboard Learn and more than 115 clients are also leveraging the advantages of the Ultra experience.

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Save the Date for 2019 Europe TLC

Join us May 13 - 16 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England for the 2019 Teaching & Learning Conference. Hear inspiring speakers, view valuable content and network with people in the industry. We hope to see you there!

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Blackboard Appoints New Vice President Europe

12 FEBRUARY, 2019: As Vice President for Europe, Oleg Figlin will be responsible for driving client success in the region, further expanding the business and leading a multinational team which includes Blackboard’s business channel partners. Read more on Oleg's background.

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Galileo Global Education Selects Blackboard Learn Ultra to Drive Student Success

07 FEBRUARY, 2019: The next-generation cloud-based LMS will empower more than 100,000 students around the world.

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SaaS Deployment of Blackboard Learn Continues to Gain Momentum Around the World

08 JANUARY, 2019: More than 115 clients are also leveraging the advantages of the Ultra experience.

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Blackboard Delivers Continued Innovation for Flagship LMS

01 NOVEMBER, 2018: New enhancements to Blackboard Learn Ultra support institutional and student success.

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Blackboard's Accessibility Solution Continues Strong Momentum, Impacting 3 Million Learners Worldwide

31 OCTOBER, 2018: 464 institutions around the globe have licensed Blackboard Ally to provide students with more accessible, higher quality and more usable digital content.

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Blackboard Brings Learn SaaS to South Korea

3 OCTOBER, 2018: New deployment ensures enhanced quality and in-region support.

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Blackboard Bolsters its Position in Poland with PCG Academia

24 SEPTEMBER, 2018: Company signs partnership agreement with leading education consulting company to expand local market.

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Blackboard & Higher Colleges of Technology Establish Digital Education Center of Excellence in the Middle East

31 JULY, 2018: New initiative to boost the institution’s strategic role in Emiratization by training technology-savvy educators.

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Blackboard Ends Participation in Moodle's Certified Partner Program

27 JULY, 2018: Blackboard remains fervently committed to continued development of its Moodle-based SaaS open-source product and contributing to the open-source community.

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Blackboard Announces New Partnership With CoSector – University of London

3 JULY, 2018: Blackboard today announced that it has formed a new partnership with CoSector – University of London, the provider of choice for products and services that enhance and enrich learning and education, to introduce Blackboard Ally to help its customers in the education sector improve accessibility and inclusion for students.

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Blackboard Launches New Website Accessibility Solution

4 MAY, 2018: Blackboard Ally for Web will help administrators and content creators ensure their websites are accessible to all.

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Blackboard Joins the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology

30 APRIL, 2018: Blackboard today announced that it is joining the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Technology (APPGAT), a diverse group of organisations consisting of assistive technology developers, charities, and universities and colleges, to educate politicians on the incoming EU regulations surrounding accessibility of digital content.

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Education Leaders & Experts to Discuss Challenges & Outlook at Teaching & Learning Conference 2018

28 MARCH, 2018: Hundreds of educators, technology experts and industry leaders from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa will be gathering in Manchester on 10th-12th April for Blackboard’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference.

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Blackboard Inc. Names Rick Essex Chief Financial Officer

6 FEBRUARY, 2018: Rick will oversee all financial aspects of the company, including investor relations, accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, treasury, and capital markets.

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Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide

8 JANUARY, 2018: Blackboard is creating two new divisions: Global Client Operations & Success and Global Markets aimed at focusing its teams to better serve the needs of its clients worldwide.

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Blackboard Ally Receives Award for Global Impact in Education

Blackboard Ally is honored to have recently received a 2018 IMS Global Learning Impact Award Platinum medal in the area of Educational Accessibility and Personalization.

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A New Chapter for Our Moodle-Based SaaS Product 

We recently announced our strategic decision to exit the Moodle Certified Partner Program, and restated our fervent commitment to continue to provide clients with the most mature and stable Moodle-based Software as a Service (SaaS) product in the market and continue to support the Moodle project.

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We haven’t just been adding functionality to Ultra, but we’ve been refactoring features and workflows so they are better than before.

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