OT: Anyone here affected by the Canvas hack?
I was lucky enough to dodge that particular bullet, but my wife had Canvas conk out on her, mid-grading, right in the middle of exam week.
FWIW, this affair really should raise some serious questions about higher education's relationship with, reliance on, and addiction to academic technology, ideally before any of those juicy contracts with AI companies get signed, but I doubt much will come of it.
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HCE,
2026-05-08, 06:20
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- Not really -- - omahadomer, 2026-05-08, 15:47
- Yes and no - bpeters07, 2026-05-08, 10:00
- All of my kid's finals at U of I have been postponed a bit
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MattG,
2026-05-08, 08:07
- My daughter was texting us about it all day - Greg, 2026-05-08, 07:39
- My institution was, my course was not. - Savage, 2026-05-08, 07:06
- We are transitioning to Canvas right now - Publicola, 2026-05-08, 06:32