BHEF is an organization of Fortune 500 CEOs, prominent college and university presidents, and foundation leaders working to advance innovative solutions to our nation's education challenges in order to enhance U.S. competitiveness.
Congress Implements Recommendations of BHEF's "An American Imperative" Report
Congress overwhelmingly passed and the President is expected to sign the College Cost Reduction and Access Act (H.R. 2669), which implements key recommendations of the Business-Higher Education Forum’s recent report. The bill provides for undergraduate scholarships for teachers and loan forgiveness for teachers and other public service professionals.
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Past Initiatives
Throughout its history, BHEF has addressed a wide range of issues important to business and postsecondary institutions, such as achieving diversity on campus and in the work force, enhancing research collaborations, transforming teaching and learning models for the 21st century, embedding ethical behavior in U.S. institutions, responding to the crisis in mathematics and science education, and defining America's role in the world. Listed below are links to various past initiatives, with the most recent initiatives listed first:
- Ethics (2005)
- Mathematics and Science Education (2005)
- Public Accountability for Student Learning in Higher Education (2004)
- Learning and Technology (2003)
- Diversity (2002)
- Research Collaboration (2001)
- K–16 Education Reform (2001)
- High-Performance Work and Workers (1999)