Category: Announcements

Apple and Google have released security updates for some new zero-day vulnerabilities that have been discovered. Though these updates will be automatically pushed by Apple and Google as devices are rebooted and browsers are restarted, it’s crucial for all community members to allow these updates to go through by restarting their browsers and rebooting their devices.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Update, 4:20pm: The issue with logging in has been resolved. Please report any lingering issues to the Help Desk.  Thank you for your patience while we got things back up and running.

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Starting this afternoon, community members have reported issues with logging in to some Bryn Mawr services, including EZBorrow, eMarket, Interfolio, Domain of One’s Own, and Parchment. LITS is working to diagnose and resolve these issues as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu, 610-526-7440.

Please be aware of a recent attempt to gather login, password, and other secure personal or College data from Bryn Mawr College community members.

Be on the lookout for messages titled “Re: Bryn Mawr College 2023 Student Announcement-financial aid/Grant.” This is a fraudulent email.

Do not open attachments, click on links, or respond in any way. Delete the message or report it as Phishing in Outlook. If you believe you’ve given your information to a phisher, immediately change your password and contact the Help Desk: help@brynmawr.edu, 610-526-7440.

• There is typically an influx of phishing emails at key moments in the semester, so don’t hesitate to reach out to the Help Desk to confirm the authenticity of an email!
• Learn how to recognize scams by completing the Information Security Education Program
• More information: Malware and spam: Phishing emails

Contact the Help Desk with questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

LITS will shut down rstudio.brynmawr.edu, the college’s RStudio Server installation, on 5 January 2024.

Please download any R projects, files, or data on rstudio.brynmawr.edu that you want to keep before this date. LITS will not save any content stored on rstudio.brynmawr.edu before shutting it down.

If you use the RStudio IDE for data analysis, it will continue to be available as a free download from Posit, on classroom and public library and lab computers, and remotely via LabStats and Apporto.

If you teach with R, we have replaced RStudio Server with an institutional license for a cloud-based alternative called Posit Cloud, which LITS successfully pilot-tested with faculty teaching in the data science program last year. Posit Cloud has features designed explicitly to facilitate teaching with R that were not available with our local RStudio Server install, such as collaborative projects, shared workspaces, and easier student account creation. See our AskAthena article on Teaching with Posit Cloud for more information.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us via the Help Desk (help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440)