Territorium

Badges. CLRs. LERs. Digital wallets. Interoperability. The language around digital credentials and skills can get complicated quickly. But the ideas behind it do not have to be. In his Badgesplaining talk at the 2026 Badge Summit, Territorium's Keith Look

A student graduates after years of classes, projects, research, internships, campus leadership, work-based learning, and collaboration. Then they apply for a job. What does the employer see? Usually, a resume and a transcript. The resume is largely self-r

A recent Inside Higher Ed opinion piece by Paul Krause, Cornell University's vice provost for external education, raises a question higher education can no longer ignore: What should a professional certificate actually mean? His argument is direct. The te

States are rethinking how people connect to work. For decades, workforce systems have relied on a familiar set of signals: degrees, resumes, occupational codes, program completion data, job postings, and employer demand reports. Each of those still matter

What does it take to launch a successful digital credentialing program? As it turns out, you don't need to start as a credentialing expert. You need an institution willing to ask the right questions, a team ready to build, and the right platform to bring

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Every federal grant notice ends with a definitions section. It is usually the least-read part of the document, and the least consequential. The FY2026 Postsecondary Student Success Grant is the exception. In its definitions, the Department of Education ha

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Nearly $366 million. Up to $3 million per individual grant. A June 23 deadline. The FY 2026 Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) competition is one of the most significant federal funding opportunities in higher education this year, and for eligible i

Institutions Need the Infrastructure to Deliver The U.S. Department of Education has issued the final rule for the new Workforce Pell Grant program. For community colleges, workforce-focused institutions, state systems, and training providers, this is a m