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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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

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

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

McGraw Hill Connect

McGraw Hill Connect is an online learning platform integrated with Brightspace to provide course materials and graded assignments for select courses at Marist University.

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Zoom Workplace

Zoom is now Zoom Workplace, a unified platform that combines meetings, team chat, and documentation into one streamlined experience for the Marist community. 

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September 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Information Technology

Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft 365 Apps provides Marist community with secure, cloud-connected productivity tools. The platform supports collaboration, real-time editing, AI-powered features, and enterprise-level security across devices. 

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August 1, 2025

Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration Administrative & Data Systems

Information Technology

Microsoft Outlook 

Microsoft Outlook is Marist’s primary platform for email communication, calendar scheduling, and supporting day-to-day administrative and academic workflows. 

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August 1, 2025

Student Engagement & Success Classroom & Collaboration

Digital Education

Panopto

Panopto is a powerful platform for recording, managing, and sharing video content, which is seamlessly integrated into Marist’s Brightspace learning environment.

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August 1, 2025

Learning & Instructional Technologies Accessibility & Inclusive Tech Classroom & Collaboration