Anthology

Anthology is an education technology company that supplies software to educational institutions across the full learner lifecycle. Its product suite spans learning management systems, student information systems, institutional effectiveness tools, student success platforms, accessibility technology, data analytics, customer relationship management and compliance and accreditation management. The company describes its offering as the largest global EdTech ecosystem and reports supporting more than 150m users across 80 countries.

Its flagship products are built largely around the Blackboard brand. Blackboard LMS is a teaching and learning management system for educational institutions; Blackboard Ally addresses accessibility in educational content; Blackboard Illuminate provides data insights and analytics; and Blackboard Accreditation manages compliance and accreditation processes. Alongside these, Anthology Reach is a customer relationship management platform. The technical domains involved range from learning management and student information systems to data analytics, accessibility tooling and compliance management.

Anthology sells to higher education institutions, government agencies and enterprise customers, and operates on a global basis. The company states a mission focused on providing equitable opportunities in education, and on using technology to enable teaching and learning at scale across the learner lifecycle.