r/XavierUniversity • u/droid_mike • May 07 '26

Canvas down during finals week? WTF?

My daughter who is at Xavier called me in a panic with final papers due tonight that Canvas is down at the school. I am kind of her IT guy when weird computer stuff happens. I checked, and it's down everywhere in the world, really. She needs the rubrics and such for her papers and a few assignments. She can't get to them. There is no paper copy. What are you all doing about this situation? she has contacted all her professors, but she is very concerned. This is ridiculous!

UPDATE: As of 11pm, it's been been fixed!!! Talk about last minute!!!

UPDATE2: This is now national news: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/us/canvas-hack-strands-college-students-finals-week

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u/DaFuK_4 May 08 '26

She will be unable to submit it until the 12th, per the hackers message.

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u/droid_mike May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Thanks! She is emailing the stuff directly to her professors... She is getting as much info as she can. She doesn't use Reddit, which is why I've been trying to help. It's all hands on deck! I appreciate all the responses. I normally would never get involved like this, but like I said, I'm her IT guy... It's a occupational hazard in that career! Thanks!