IMPORTANT: A university-wide upgrade to Blackboard will begin on December 26th, and CUNY expects the upgrade to be completed by the end of the business day on December 27th.
Unfortunately, the system will be unavailable during this time.
What is Blackboard?
Blackboard (Bb) is a web-based learning management system, which provides instructors with tools for organizing and designing virtual classroom space. Course shells are created automatically for all courses that are listed on the CUNYfirst Schedule of Classes found on the Registrar's page but it is up to the instructor to actually use Bb and to make Bb course sites available to the students.
How to access Blackboard?
Blackboard is accessed via the CUNY Portal and all users must first register with the CUNY Portal (detailed Information about the CUNY Portal).
Blackboard documentation
A number of PDF files and video tutorials are available on this website:
Blackboard Guidelines at Hunter College
Scheduled Maintenance
CUNY has reserved the maintenance window on Fridays from 2-6 am.
However, an announcement will be made about any actual maintenance taking place.
Important information about Blackboard 9.1:
On October 30, 2013 at 12:00 AM, CUNY Central began archiving Blackboard courses from the Fall 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012, and Summer 2012 semesters.
Blackboard courses from Spring and Summer 2011 semesters have been archived on June 3, 2013. These courses are no longer available in Blackboard.
Please be advised that SafeAssign is experiencing significant volume-related delays in the processing of submitted papers. This problem is connected to SafeAssign and is not CUNY-specific.
An interruption affecting DIG-Degree Works and FACTS is planned for 12/19/2013 12:00 am. Note that CMS has scheduled a database maintenance outage for Degree Works (known as DIG at Hunter) and FACTS and will not be available 12/19/2013..
An interruption affecting Most Oracle-based applications was completed and lasted from 11/24/2013 07:00 am to 11/24/2013 11:00 am.