Tech News Archive

Tech News is your quick, reliable hub for exploring the latest software and technology available across campus. Use it to easily search tools by technology type, eligibility, and release date, helping you discover what’s new, what you can access, and what best supports your teaching, learning, and productivity. It’s a simple way to stay current with the technology you can use today.

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Digital Education

Brightspace Lumi (AI)

Marist University now offers Lumi Creator+, an AI-powered content creation tool integrated into Brightspace that helps instructors create interactive, ungraded practice activities using course materials

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August 15, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success

Student Activities

Introducing Marist Groups

The Office of Student Activities introduces the new student club and event management system, Marist Groups!

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August 15, 2026

Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

What’s New in Brightspace: August 2026

Marist’s instance of Brightspace has new features and functionality. See the latest features and start using them today!

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August 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies

Information Technology

Course Materials, Made Simple.

My Materials is the Marist University Campus Store connection available through Brightspace. Students can use it to view and access course materials, while faculty can use it to reach the course-material adoption experience. 

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August 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Perusall 

Perusall is an interactive reading platform that allows users to collaboratively annotate digital texts, ask questions, and engage in discussions directly within the platform. 
 

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August 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

What’s New in Brightspace: February 2026

D2L regularly offers new features and functionality to the Marist’s instance of Brightspace. See the newest features and start using them today!

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February 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Accessibility & Inclusive Tech Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

What’s New in Zoom: February 2026

Zoom regularly offers new features and functionality to the Marist’s instance of Zoom. See the newest features and start using them today!

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February 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

What’s New in Brightspace: January 2026 

D2L regularly offers new features and functionality to the Marist’s instance of Brightspace. See the newest features and start using them today!

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January 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Accessibility & Inclusive Tech Classroom & Collaboration

Security

Marist Safe

Marist Safe is the university’s safety mobile application designed to supporting campus security and emergency communication for students, faculty, and staff. 

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January 1, 2026

Campus Infrastructure, Security

Digital Education

Watermark Course Evaluations & Surveys 

Marist University uses Watermark Course Experience Surveys , an easy-to-use course evaluation system integrated directly with Brightspace that allows students to submit feedback and helps faculty gain meaningful insights into their courses.

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January 1, 2026

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success

Information Technology

Adobe Creative Cloud 

Adobe Creative Cloud is a collection of desktop and mobile applications and services used for designing print and online media assets, video editing, web development, and photography 

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Administrative & Data Systems

Information Technology

CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon provides advanced, real‑time protection for devices by detecting and blocking threats to keep users and systems secure. 

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October 1, 2025

Campus Infrastructure, Security

Digital Education Human Resources

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning provides on-demand, expert-led courses across business, technology, and creative disciplines. With the Brightspace integration, faculty can seamlessly assign LinkedIn Learning content and track student progress.

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success

Digital Education

ReadSpeaker 

ReadSpeaker is a built-in text-to-speech tool available to all Marist Brightspace users. It offers natural-sounding voices to support diverse learning needs and  content can be read aloud with a single click. The tool highlights text as it is spoken, making it easier to follow on any device. 

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Accessibility & Inclusive Tech

Digital Education

Simple Syllabus

Simple Syllabus provides an easy-to-use platform for creating, managing, and sharing course syllabi, integrated seamlessly into Marist’s Brightspace learning environment. 

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Accessibility & Inclusive Tech Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Zoom AI Companion

Zoom AI Companion: Get smart meeting summaries and tools to streamline your workday. 
 

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Zoom Rooms

Marist University offers Zoom Rooms, optimized, and shared physical spaces for collaboration. These are permanent, conference rooms to make it easy to run or join video meetings with a tap of a button.

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October 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Classroom & Collaboration

Information Technology

Ad Astra

Ad Astra is an academic scheduling platform that helps Marist coordinate courses, classrooms, and events to create a smoother experience for students, faculty, and staff. 

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September 1, 2025

Classroom & Collaboration Campus Infrastructure, Security

Digital Education

Brightspace

Brightspace is  Marist’s learning management system and is a central hub for course materials, assignments, grades, and communication

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Accessibility & Inclusive Tech

Information Technology

Cisco Jabber

Cisco Jabber at Marist allows users to make and receive phone calls on their computers. It mirrors the same phone extension used on campus devices and provides a simple login process using Marist email credentials.

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September 1, 2025

Administrative & Data Systems