BHEF Publications
Reports and Policy Papers
- Corporate Investments in College Readiness and Access (pdf 2008)
- An American Imperative: Transforming the Recruitment, Renewal, and Retention of our Nation's Mathematics and Science Teaching Workforce (pdf 2007)
- A Commitment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics and Science Education - The Main Report (pdf 2005)
- A Commitment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics and Science Education - The Handbook (pdf 2005)
- America's Role in the World: Challenges to American Businesses and Higher Education (pdf 2005)
- Embedding Ethics in Business and Higher Education: From Leadership to Management Imperative (pdf 2005)
- Public Accountability for Student Learning in Higher Education: Issues and Options (pdf 2004)
- Building a Nation of Learners: The Need for Changes in Teaching and Learning to Meet Global Challenges (pdf 2003)
- Investing in People: Developing All of America's Talent on Campus and in the Workplace (pdf 2002)
- Sharing Responsibility: How Leaders in Business and Higher Education Can Improve America's Schools (pdf 2001)
- Working Together, Creating Knowledge: The University-Industry Research Collaboration Initiative (pdf 2001)
- Spanning the Chasm: A Blueprint for Action (pdf 1999)
- Spanning the Chasm: Corporate and Academic Cooperation to Improve Work-Force Preparation (pdf 1997)
- Beyond the Rhetoric: Evaluating University-Industry Cooperation in Research and Technology Exchange (pdf 1988)
- Beyond the Rhetoric: Handbook (pdf 1988)
- America's Competitive Challenge: The Need for a National Response (pdf 1983)
- America's Competitive Challenge: The Report in Brief (pdf 1983)
>>June 26, 2009
Brian Fitzgerald, executive director of BHEF, responds to the Education Department's plans to simplify the financial aid application process. "We are pleased to learn of Secretary Duncan and President Obama's efforts to simplify the process…Too many low-income students do not complete the FAFSA because of the form's complexity, reducing their chances of financial resources that provide access to and help foster success in college." Read the full response on the advocacy page.
>>May 15, 2009
BHEF Chair and President of Cornell University David Skorton was selected to be chairman of the Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy through Industry-Higher Education Partnerships. Created by Governor Paterson, the task force will bring together New York state leaders in industry and higher education to generate ideas to diversify the state's economy through industry-higher education partnerships. It will study best practices and generate recommendations on fostering business incubation, growth and emerging technology commercialization.