Canvas Outage Disrupts Students' Classwork Amid Midterm Season
The Emory Wheel, an independent student-run newspaper of Emory University since 1919, reports a widespread Amazon Web Services (AWS) server error.
A 15-hour outage of the schoolwide Canvas platform occurred due to this error, blocking students from accessing assignments and class materials from 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
"I have assignments due tomorrow that I had planned out time in my schedule to do today, but because they're on Canvas and Canvas isn't working, I can't do them,"
Anahata McCallum-Moore (27Ox) expressed frustration, highlighting the impact on her ability to manage assignments and her headspace.
- Outage began: 3:00 a.m.
- Outage ended: 6:00 p.m.
- Duration: 15 hours
Author's summary: Canvas outage affects Emory students' classwork.