BHEF has achieved particular success in operationalizing the National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (HEWI) in Maryland around cybersecurity. Leveraging its membership of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and government agency leaders, BHEF partnered with the University System of Maryland to build a system-wide response to the state’s (and nation’s) cybersecurity workforce challenges.
BHEF’s work in Maryland illustrates that it is indeed possible to effect swift, significant change and innovation in higher education with the goal of better aligning curricula and student
ONR awards BHEF $1M Grant to BHEF for New Undergraduate Cyber Programs in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Area
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Business Roundtable Joins BHEF to Launch New York City Regional Project
Washington, D.C. (June 19) —Today, the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) and Business Roundtable (BRT) joined forces to launch the next area of focus of BHEF’s National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (HEWI): the Financial Services Industry Workforce Project. At a public event, BHEF Vice Chair Roger W.
Hosted by BHEF in collaboration with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Held at the New York Times Conference Center, this invitation-only workshop focused on the development of data science pathways in New York City which are aligned with employer needs.
Using the white paper, The National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative—Building Skilled Workforce Capacity in Emerging Fields, the select group of industry and higher education leaders discussed (1) the City’s workforce needs and available assets to address them; (2) the role of business-academic partnerships; and (3) the creation of a
Preparations in Place for Launch of National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative Financial Services Project in 2014
Washington, D.C. (February 26) — BHEF Vice Chair Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., president and CEO, TIAA-CREF, announced the formation of a CEO leadership group to address the important workforce needs of the financial services industry.
Initiative Expands BHEF’s National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative into Cross-Disciplinary Field of Big Data
Washington, D.C. (February 13) — The chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) highlighted her university’s plans to launch an undergraduate program in data science at the national organization’s winter meeting last week.
“Case Western Reserve’s distinctive strengths make
Premier Facility and New Undergraduate Curriculum Showcase BHEF’s Model of Strategic Business Engagement and Demonstrate Progress of its National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative
San Luis Obispo (January 27) — Last Thursday, Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) members Jeffrey D.
Northrop Grumman–University of Maryland Strategic Partnership in Cybersecurity Welcomes First Class of Students
Washington, D.C. (September 25) – Today, Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) past chairs and members Wes Bush, chairman, CEO, and president, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and William E.
BHEF past chairs and members Wes Bush, chairman, CEO, and president, Northrop Grumman Corporation, and William E. “Brit” Kirwan, II, chancellor, University System of Maryland (USM) will address the inaugural class of the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students (ACES) Program at the University of Maryland, College Park.
ACES is one of a dozen regional workforce projects led by BHEF members—Fortune 500 CEOs and university presidents—across the country.
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