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Brightspace Updates: Grades
Each month Brightspace release a list of updates and upcoming changes. This article summarizes updates related to instructors using assignments in their courses.
Brightspace updates referenced will be released in the upcoming month.
September 2025 Updates
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Comments and Assessments Always Visible
- When a grade is published, students will now always see the comments and assessments column in grades.
- Rubrics, assignment annotations, and quiz attempts will now generate links in grades feedback for students.
October 2025 Updates
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Comments and Assessments column always visible to learners
- Learners can now always see the Comments and Assessments column in Grades, ensuring that feedback and links to assessments are consistently visible. The column is no longer conditionally displayed, supporting additional links from tools such as Rubrics, Assignments, and Quizzes.
- This update supports future enhancements that add information to learner feedback in Grades.
- Previously, the column only appeared when a grade item included feedback.
