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Anthology licenses Blackboard Learn and companion products to institutions under a Master Agreement and Order Form, measuring Learn by Authorized Users averaged from Monthly Active Users, with FTE and storage as pricing and overage drivers, and has operated as Blackboard since March 2026 after selling its ERP, CRM and student-success lines.

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Overview articleAnthology licensingAnthology licenses Blackboard Learn and companion products to institutions under a Master Agreement and Order Form, measuring Learn by Authorized Users averaged from Monthly Active Users, with FTE and storage as pricing and overage drivers, and has operated as Blackboard since March 2026 after selling its ERP, CRM and student-success lines.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 12 references

Guides

Anthology Blackboard Master AgreementCited · Edited 2026-10-08Anthology Blackboard Learn SaaS tiers and deploymentCited · Edited 2026-10-08Anthology Authorized Users, FTE and storageCited · Edited 2026-10-08Anthology Ally, Adopt and other product licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08Anthology support, service levels and data termsCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the Anthology catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 54 verbatim excerpts from 17 Anthology documents.

Products

All 21 Products

Education Software 11

Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Learn (Managed Hosting), Blackboard Learn (SaaS), Blackboard Learn (self-hosted), Blackboard Learn Managed Hosting, Blackboard Learn SaaS, Blackboard Learn self-hosted and managed hosted, Blackboard Learn self-hosted Software, and 3 more

Internal Communications Software 3

Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Connect (mass notification), Blackboard Reach

Web Accessibility Software 2

Anthology Ally, Blackboard Ally and other institution-priced products

Video Conferencing Software 2

Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard Collaborate Web Conferencing (legacy)

Web Content Management Software 2

Schoolwires and Edline website community management SaaS, Schoolwires; Edline

Analytics Platforms 1

Anthology Adopt (powered by Pendo)

Releases and Lifecycle

Full Version History

21 products: 4 versioned, 2 continuously updated, 2 retired, 13 no published lifecycle; 202 versions with release and support dates as published by Anthology. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

  • Support categories (Full, Extended, No Longer Supported). Full Support gives scheduled updates and 24/7 support; Extended Support (self-hosted, current release only) gives local-business-hours support; No Longer Supported versions receive no maintenance updates and self-service only. [1]
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Product History

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  1. Anthology acquired BlackboardAnnounced 2021-09-13 · Closed 2021-10-25

    Anthology and Blackboard merged, with Anthology as the parent company of the combined organisation and Blackboard continuing as a brand. The combined entity was majority owned by Veritas Capital. In 2026 the company emerged from Chapter 11 as a stand-alone Blackboard focused on teaching and learning.

    Legacy productBecame
    Blackboard Learn and related Blackboard productsKept Blackboard (Anthology brand portfolio) · Blackboard name continued as part of the Anthology brand portfolio
    AnthologyRenamed Blackboard · In 2026 the company emerged from Chapter 11 and rebranded as Blackboard; its core Teaching & Learning business comprises Blackboard LMS, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate and Institutional Effectiveness
    Anthology Enterprise Operations businessDivested Ellucian · Anthology Student, Finance & HCM, Student Verification and Enterprise Ops Legacy sold to Ellucian Company LLC
    Anthology Lifecycle Engagement and Student Success businessesDivested Encoura · Anthology Encompass, Reach, Engage and Advance, and the Student Success business, sold to Encoura LE, LLC
    Licensing impact
    • On 13 September 2021 Anthology and Blackboard announced a definitive agreement to combine. The combined entity would be majority owned by Veritas Capital, with Leeds Equity Partners and Providence Equity Partners holding minority stakes, and Anthology's CEO Jim Milton would lead it.[1]
    • The merger completed on 25 October 2021. The parent company was Anthology, with the Blackboard name continuing as an integral part of its brand portfolio, and the company said it would continue to support the solutions of both companies.[2]
    • In March 2026 the company announced it had emerged from Chapter 11, rebranded as Blackboard, with a Teaching & Learning business of Blackboard LMS, Ally, Illuminate, Evaluate and Institutional Effectiveness on a stand-alone, debt-free basis and about USD 70 million in new financing.[3]
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