Blackboard is now available for service. The problem had been isolated, and we foresee no additional outages.
Again, your browser might not immediately show the updated status (get the working web page) depending on the settings of you browser's cache. For most browsers, you can force it to try to download an updated page by using the Ctrl-R key combination on Windows and Linux or Command-R key combination on a Mac.
For those affected, thank you for your patience and again, forward any questions or concerns to blackboard@richmond.edu .