As of this evening, Friday, May 8, Canvas is accessible to Rutgers users. OIT will continue to monitor closely as we work to restore our normal operations following the Canvas global outage. If you have any questions or concerns, please call 833-OIT-HELP and choose option 7.
Rutgers will reinstate access to basic Canvas tools and features at approximately 9 p.m. tonight following consultations with experts and a consortium of other universities affected by the global Canvas … Read More
As we continue to navigate the current Canvas outage, we understand that keeping your students informed is your top priority. To ensure security and clarity, please follow these updated communication … Read More
Canvas access remains suspended at Rutgers while OIT assesses the safety and stability of the system following the global outage. Users currently logged into Canvas should close their browsers and … Read More
The Office of Information Technology is aware of an unauthorized message posted to Canvas related to the nationwide data breach at Instructure. Canvas may have limited or no availability for … Read More
Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, has notified Rutgers that the university was impacted by a widespread data breach affecting thousands of institutions. Instructure informed the Office of Information Technology … Read More
As previously announced, users received internal server errors when accessing Rutgers Canvas. Around 7:15 pm EDT, Rutgers users were unable to access Rutgers Canvas. Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, … Read More
Some users may encounter errors when accessing Canvas, and Canvas has confirmed the issue on the Canvas status page. Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, has reported that their engineering … Read More
The Office of Information Technology is aware of a nationwide security incident involving Canvas, the university’s learning management system. We are actively monitoring updates from Instructure and assessing any impact … Read More
As previously posted, course instructors were unable to access the Respondus LockDown Browser LTI Dashboard in their Canvas course sites. Around 10 pm on April 30, 2026, OIT LMS Help … Read More
Course instructors cannot access the LockDown Browser Dashboard in the course navigation. If Respondus LockDown Browser and Monitor was enabled for your Canvas Quiz, students are still required to use … Read More
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