BHEF conducts research to create solutions that address our nation's most significant education challenges. To amplify its impact, BHEF partners with others, where appropriate.
BHEF In the News
BHEF's ISIE a Major Success
BHEF is pleased to announce that our inaugural Institute for Strategic Investment in Education (ISIE): Maximizing the Impact of Corporate Philanthropy was a huge success. Over 45 corporate philanthropy and private foundation leaders convened in Cambridge, Massachusetts April 3-5 to share ideas on improving the effectiveness of education investments. The ISIE was cosponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and supported by the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
Members: Register Now for Summer 2008 Meeting
For other recent news and events, see News.
BHEF Publications
Reports and Policy Papers
- An American Imperative: Transforming the Recruitment, Renewal, and Retention of our Nation's Mathematics and Science Teaching Workforce (2007)
- A Commitment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics and Science Education - The Main Report (2005)
- A Commitment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics and Science Education - The Handbook (2005)
- America's Role in the World: Challenges to American Businesses and Higher Education (2005)
- Embedding Ethics in Business and Higher Education: From Leadership to Management Imperative (2005)
- Public Accountability for Student Learning in Higher Education: Issues and Options (2004)
- Building a Nation of Learners: The Need for Changes in Teaching and Learning to Meet Global Challenges (2003)
- Investing in People: Developing All of America's Talent on Campus and in the Workplace (2002)
- Sharing Responsibility: How Leaders in Business and Higher Education Can Improve America's Schools (2001)
- Working Together, Creating Knowledge: The University-Industry Research Collaboration Initiative (2001)
- Spanning the Chasm: A Blueprint for Action (1999)
- Spanning the Chasm: Corporate and Academic Cooperation to Improve Work-Force Preparation (1997)
Issue Briefs
The Business-Higher Education Forum develops various issue briefs in connection with the BHEF's work and major initiatives. These briefs provide an overview of policy topics of significance to the business and higher education communities, and, in some instances, frame issues for discussion at meetings. Recent briefs, categorized by subject matter, include:
The STEM Student Achievement Challenge and the Federal Response
- Congressional Response to Ensuring America's Competitiveness (Summer 2006)
- The Administration's American Competitiveness Initiative: Providing Federal Funding for Basic Research in the Physical Sciences (Summer 2006)
- The American Competitiveness Initiative: Addressing the STEM Teacher Shortage and Improving Student Academic Readiness (Summer 2006)
The Challenges of Globalization
- Economic Growth Through Increased College Enrollment (Winter 2006)
- The Challenge of the New Demographics of Higher Education: Increasing Women and Minority Participation in the STEM Disciplines (Winter 2006)
- Collaborating to Address the Math and Science Teacher Shortage: A State-University-Business Partnership (Winter 2006)
- Liberal Education and America's Promise: The Aims and Competencies of a 21st-Century Liberal Education (Winter 2006)
- STEM Business-Research Collaboration (Winter 2006)
Forum Focus
The Business-Higher Education Forum's former semi-annual magazine, "Forum Focus," featured articles on the role of business and higher education on significant issues affecting the P-16 education system. The magazine typically focused on themes featured at the most recently held semi-annual Forum meeting at the time of publication. "Forum Focus" also highlighted members' viewpoints and the work of their organizations. The most recent issues of Forum Focus are listed below: