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Five Reasons Businesses Are Partnering with Higher Education for AI Talent

What’s driving the investment of time, attention, and resources in business and higher education partnerships? These five reasons and actionable recommendations are grounded in insights gathered from our sixteen Pilot Grant Tech Talent Accelerator 3.0 industry partnerships in Connecticut, with far-reaching implications for other states, businesses, and higher education institutions across the country.  Full article

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How AI and Industry Demand Are Reshaping the Critical Minerals Workforce

Posted May 20, 2026

AI and critical minerals are converging, and higher education is rising to meet the moment.

Seven Strategies to Become an Employer’s Partner of Choice

Posted May 13, 2026

Fewer than 1 in 5 higher education leaders are fully executing on an industry partnership strategy. That gap is costing learners, employers, and regional economies. That's why BHEF developed Industry Partnerships that Last: A Playbook for Higher Education — a practical guide to building, structuring, and sustaining partnerships that actually work. Here are 7 actionable strategies.

How Business and Higher Education Leaders Are Moving to Meet the Moment

Posted April 3, 2026

Last week, 125+ business and higher education leaders gathered at Arizona State University for BHEF's Spring 2026 Convening. After a year of noise and uncertainty around AI, what we found in Tempe was something different: clarity and urgency.

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