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20 New Microcredentials: Countless Ways to Learn, Grow & Connect.

Explore what’s new in digital credentials

The Microcredential Review Board (MRB) has approved 20 new microcredentials! These new offerings recognize learning and experiences across the classroom, professional development, leadership,...

October 7, 2026 · 8:35 AM

New: Issue Digital Badges Directly Through myUMBC

Digital badge issuance just got easier!

We are excited to share a new way for authorized microcredential issuers to issue digital badges directly through myUMBC. Instead of submitting a ticket each time you need to issue...

October 5, 2026 · 10:55 AM

Celebrating Microcredential Innovation at UMBC’s 10th Annual Teaching & Learning Symposium

Two posters. One big idea: make learning visible

Microcredentials are showing up in exciting places across UMBC! 🎉 At this year's Teaching & Learning Symposium, two UMBC teams will share how they're using them to help students recognize,...

September 30, 2026 · 10:41 AM

Last Call: Sign Up for PRAC 122 Today and Earn Your Google Career Certificates!

Build career-ready skills with a little extra structure and

PRAC 122 enrollment closes tomorrow, September 18! If you’ve been thinking about enrolling in the Google Career Certificates Practicum, now is the time to sign up. PRAC 122 is a free, 0-credit,...

September 17, 2026 · 11:50 AM

New Publication Examines UMBC’s Approach to Microcredential Integration

7 Uses of Microcredentials Across Campus

A new case study by Collin Sullivan and Felipe Filomeno examines how UMBC has integrated microcredentials across academic, co-curricular, and community-engaged learning experiences. From Campus...

September 3, 2026 · 10:05 AM

Build Career-Ready Skills with Google Career Certificates 🚀

Build skills, explore a career, or strengthen your résumé

Through UMBC’s partnership with Google and higher education partners, eligible students, alumni, faculty, and staff can access online, self-paced professional certificate programs designed to help...

September 2, 2026 · 8:25 AM

One Ecosystem, Six Perspectives — Wrapping Up the LER Brief Series

A recap, and what this all adds up to

This is the seventh and final post in our series on the new LER briefs. Over the past several weeks, we've looked at UMBC's microcredential work through five different lenses — faculty,...

August 26, 2026 · 8:35 AM

Fall 2026 Microcredential Review Board (MRB) Review Cycle: Submission Dates and Deadlines

Plan ahead for Fall 2026 microcredential review

The Microcredential Review Board (MRB) will hold five review cycles in Fall 2026. If you are developing a new microcredential proposal or preparing one for review, please plan around the...

August 24, 2026 · 1:07 PM

Digital Credentials and Maryland's Workforce Future

UMBC has spent a decade building building this work.

This is the sixth post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. Over the last several posts, we've looked at microcredentials from the vantage point of...

August 19, 2026 · 8:35 AM

What Your Next Great Hire Can Actually Prove

The resume tells you what. It doesn't tell you how.

This is the fifth post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. Every resume you read makes claims: "data analysis," "project management," "cross-cultural...

August 12, 2026 · 8:35 AM

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