Attends President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) STEM Higher Education Planning Meeting
Washington, DC (January 5, 2011) —Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Executive Director Brian K.
Unique tools -- including state-level STEM modeling project, new online version of the U.S. Education STEM Model and in-depth report -- offer insight and guidance to policymakers and educators
NEW YORK (September 27, 2010) — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) today announced three new activities to help policymakers and educators tackle the challenges
The BHEF U.S. STEM Education Model is the centerpiece of BHEF's STEM Education & Modeling Project, which is designed to help increase the number of students who pursue majors and careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (the disciplines collectively known as STEM). The project’s impetus is the organization’s Securing America’s Leadership in STEM Initiative, launched in 2005 with the goal of doubling by 2015 the number of U.S. students who graduate in STEM fields.
This report presents insights from the development and testing of the model developed by Raytheon
Calls on Senate leaders to move on legislation that strengthens STEM education
Washington, DC (July 9, 2010) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) today urged Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison in a letter to act in a bipartisan fashion to ensure swift passage of legislation to reauthorize the
Calls on House leaders to pass legislation that includes strengthened provisions to improve STEM education
Washington, DC (May 3, 2010) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) today urged Speaker of the U.S.
Model is demonstrated during a National Academies’ Board on Higher Education and Workforce meeting
Washington, DC (March 15, 2010) — Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Executive Director Brian K.
Receives supplemental grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess factors influencing STEM education and to test applicability of unique modeling tool
Washington, DC (December 7, 2009) —The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) has received a $417,517 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help BHEF expand a unique simulation modeling tool for science, technology, engineering
Raytheon gifts tool to Business-Higher Education Forum to help formulate policies and programs that can strengthen U.S. STEM education and workforce outcomes
WALTHAM, Mass., and WASHINGTON, (July 8, 2009) – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Wednesday unveiled the first-ever simulation and modeling tool for the U.S.
Graduate education in the natural sciences has traditionally emphasized doctoral training for academic or research careers. This training, however, is not meeting the demand for professionals in business, industry, and the public sector, where individuals with a combination of scientific, technical, and managerial skills will be required.
Washington -- The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) has received a $400,000 multi-year grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to partner with the University System of Maryland (USM) to expand and scale opportunities for Maryland students in the growing field of cybersecurity.
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