Updates & Insights

July 23, 2026

This newsletter highlights the upcoming September Workday feature release, strong growth and usability improvements for the Workday Virtual Agent, and streamlined access to updated training and support resources, especially around the new Workday homepage and reporting tools.

July 1, 2026

Workday is getting a refreshed, modern look starting July 6, 2026! You’ll notice updates to the home page, search experience, and the navigation menu. Workday is introducing these changes to make Workday more intuitive and easier to use.

June 26, 2026

The June 2026 Workday Wire focuses on the July 6 rollout of Workday’s redesigned homepage, search, and navigation, plus improvements to the Workday Virtual Agent, summer “decluttering” reports, PFML and year-end collaboration updates, and new user resources.

May 28, 2026

The May 2026 Workday Wire highlights upcoming UX changes to Workday’s homepage, search, and navigation this summer, along with several process updates, seasonal reminders, and new support resources for users.

May 28, 2026

This update is a follow up to the guidance from UMD Procurement regarding receipts. As of this week (5/26/2026), department users will no longer have the ability to Create a Receipt Adjustment in Workday.

May 28, 2026

We’ve made an update to several Workday Create Request types to improve how requests are labeled and searched. Previously, request descriptions displayed the name of the person submitting the request (the Initiator), which sometimes made it difficult to quickly identify who the request was actually ...