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Business-Higher Education Forum Presents Actionable Solutions to Participants at STEM Solutions 2012

Washington, DC (July 9, 2012) — More than three million unfilled jobs in the U.S. today require individuals with training and skills in science, technology, engineering, and math. In partnership with the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF), U.S. News and World Report brought together over 1,500 people in Dallas June 27-29 for U.S. News STEM Solutions 2012: A Leadership Summit to share, educate,

BHEF Members Meet with White House Officials to Discuss Innovation in Industry-Higher Education Relationships

BHEF Launches National Undergraduate STEM Partnership and Presents Open Letter to the President

Washington, DC (June 14, 2012) — Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) members met with key Administration officials Tuesday at the White House, where they presented BHEF’s National Undergraduate STEM Partnership Strategy and Regional Workforce Projects.

BHEF Member CEOs and University Presidents to Unveil New Industry-Higher Education Partnership Model

Capitol Hill Event to be Followed by Strategic Meeting at the White House

Washington, DC (June 11, 2012) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) will launch its National Undergraduate STEM Partnership Strategy and Regional Workforce Projects today in a marquee event with U.S.

Business-Higher Education Forum announces public launch of BHEF’s National Undergraduate Partnership Strategy and Regional Workforce Projects

Washington, DC (May 22, 2012) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) will host The Introduction of a New Industry-Higher Education Solution for the NextGen Workforce, in the historic Kennedy Caucus Room (Russell Senate Office Building, Room 325) on Monday, June 11 at 3:30 p.m.

BHEF Receives $400,000 in Grants to Support its STEM Higher Education and Workforce Project

Northrop Grumman Corporation, Science Applications International Corporation, Washington University in St. Louis, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation provide foundational support for new project

Washington, DC (January 31, 2012) — The Business-Higher Education (BHEF) announced today that it has received grants from three of its members—Northrop Grumman Corporation ($150,00), Science Applications

BHEF Receives Multi-year Grant from U.S. Office of Naval Research to Use System Dynamics Modeling to Strengthen the STEM Pipeline; Convenes Modeling Workshop at Carderock Naval Surface Warfare Center

Grant will support identifying and piloting strategies to increase the number of STEM-capable workers

Washington, DC (January 5, 2012) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) has been awarded a $401,639 grant by the U.S.

BHEF to Partner on Strategies to Increase Student Retention in STEM Fields and Align STEM Higher Education to Workforce Needs

BHEF launches STEM Higher Education and Workforce Project

Washington, DC (November 2, 2011) — Graduating students with the knowledge and skills needed to drive innovation and fill high-tech jobs will be crucial to maintaining the nation’s security and economic leadership.

BHEF releases new model and case study on education & workforce "Learn and Earn" partnership

Washington, DC (September 30, 2011) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) has released a new system dynamics model designed to explore the effect of employer and postsecondary education partnerships, also known as "Learn and Earn" programs, on workforce outcomes, along with a case study describing the project.

BHEF Highlights Importance of Industry Leadership at GW STEM Event

Says business is key to accelerating the pace of change in STEM education

Washington, DC (April 7, 2011) — Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Executive Director Brian K.

Improving Education Through Collaboration: A Case Study of the Long Beach Seamless Education Partnership

Across the country, cities and regions have used cross-sector collaboration by business, higher-education, P-12, and community leaders to improve education. Although regional leaders take different approaches to this challenge, the most successful communities engage all sectors and align their efforts around common goals. Together, these communities identify keys to community vitality, shape dynamic and sustainable networks, and develop systemic solutions that help enable the region to attain its economic, educational and social goals.

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