Northwestern IT continues to monitor the issue affecting Canvas. The vendor is aware and investigating the issue. We can also confirm that other institutions are experiencing the same impact.
While we don’t have an estimated restoration time from the vendor, please know this incident is not impacting other information technology infrastructure at Northwestern.
The next update will be provided by approximately 07:00 CDT on Friday, May 8.
Posted May 07, 2026 - 19:08 CDT
Update
Northwestern IT continues to monitor the issue affecting Canvas. The vendor is aware and investigating the issue. We can also confirm that other institutions are experiencing the same impact.
While we don’t have an estimated restoration time from the vendor, please know this incident is not impacting other information technology infrastructure at Northwestern.
The next update will be provided by approximately 20:00 CDT.
Posted May 07, 2026 - 17:45 CDT
Update
Northwestern IT is monitoring an issue affecting Canvas. The vendor is aware and investigating the issue. We can also confirm that other institutions are experiencing the same impact.
The next update will be provided by 18:00 CDT.
Posted May 07, 2026 - 15:59 CDT
Identified
Northwestern IT has identified an issue and Canvas is unavailable.
IT support staff are working to restore full service as quickly as possible.
The next update will be provided by 16:00 CDT.
Posted May 07, 2026 - 15:11 CDT
This incident affects: Teaching and Learning Systems (Canvas (Digital Learning Tools)).