The Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
What the Baker School Can Offer You
Howard Baker, the Huntsville, Tenn. native, Senate Majority Leader, White House chief of staff and U.S. ambassador to Japan, is our model. Honoring his legacy we teach students to rise above “politics as usual” to effect change.

Why enroll at the Baker School?
We offer a way forward for those with the resolve to make things better. At the Baker School, our network reaches across disciplines to include every level of government, the nonprofit sector, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and many more.
NEWS
- A Baker’s Dozen—Howard Baker’s 1998 Senate Address

- Dr. Krista Wiegand Receives Fulbright Specialist Award to the Philippines at Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University

- Oklahoma City Mayor Receives Inaugural Howard H. Baker Jr. Award for Public Service

- US Department of Education Awards Over $2 Million to UT’s Institute of American Civics
