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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...

Posted: August 19, 2026, 8:35 AM

Stack of institutional records supporting a verified digital credential, illustrating how evidence and validation build credential trust.

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...

Posted: August 12, 2026, 8:35 AM

Dashboard-style interface showing academic records and verified achievements converging into a single trusted digital credential.

Microcredentials and Your Advising Conversations

A new data point you already have access to

This is the fourth post in our series on the new LER briefs. Catch the intro post here if you missed it. Here's a scenario that's becoming more common: an advisee mentions they earned a...

Posted: August 5, 2026, 8:35 AM

Central verified credential connected through structured pathways to multiple educational and institutional systems, illustrating an integrated digital credential ecosystem.