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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,...

Posted: October 7, 2026, 8:35 AM

Graphic announcing 20 new UMBC microcredentials, featuring bold black-and-gold typography, a digital badge icon, and symbols representing learning, leadership, data, technology, and community.

6 Ways to Make Complex STEM Content More Accessible

Keep STEM rigorous while opening up student access

A student opens the problem set and finds an equation embedded as an image. She understands the math, but her screen reader can't interpret the notation. Later, the assignment asks her to analyze...

Posted: October 6, 2026, 10:00 AM

CoRE Learning Design logo with four connected nodes around a central core and arrow, representing an equitable learning pathway.

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...

Posted: October 5, 2026, 10:55 AM

Illustration of a laptop displaying the myUMBC Badges interface, with a signed DocuSign authorization form and a digital achievement badge, representing the new process for issuing microcredentials directly through myUMBC.