Absolutely agree! This is an interesting work around, but it should be there in the assignment settings. I'm having a similar problem with Peer review--2 due dates are needed. 

Problem statement: My students are confusing lock dates and due dates because of the way the list of assignments displays in Canvas. This is creating tremendous amounts of late work and confusing when...

Problem statement: The interface to create a rubric requires extensive clicking and is very time-consuming, yet equity based approaches to grading at assessment alignment advocate the use of descripti...

Problem statement: When working on a project, the easiest way for students to demonstrate their process is by submitting multiple assignments. The problem with this is that students can become very ta...

Problem statement: Keeping track of attendance is very time intensive, and the display of attendance in Canvas is tricky to review. (I can't easily scroll back to check when the last date of atten...

Problem statement: My students are confusing lock dates and due dates because of the way the list of assignments displays in Canvas. This is creating tremendous amounts of late work and confusing when...

Problem statement: The interface to create a rubric requires extensive clicking and is very time-consuming, yet equity based approaches to grading at assessment alignment advocate the use of descripti...

Problem statement: When working on a project, the easiest way for students to demonstrate their process is by submitting multiple assignments. The problem with this is that students can become very ta...

Problem statement: Keeping track of attendance is very time intensive, and the display of attendance in Canvas is tricky to review. (I can't easily scroll back to check when the last date of atten...

I completely agree! It would save so much time to be able to publish/ unpublish announcements in addition to the delay post feature.