Baker Blog

  • Are you Smarter than a Baker School Student?

    Are you Smarter than a Baker School Student?

    On Saturday, August 17, the Baker School’s inaugural class of incoming freshman came together for the first time to meet each other and get to know faculty and staff.  Starting with an ice breaker, going around the room saying their name and where they are from, as well as trying to remember the name of…

  • The puzzle that is public policy and public affairs

    The puzzle that is public policy and public affairs

    The Baker School is a school of public policy and public affairs, but our undergraduate curriculum leads to a degree in public affairs. Some might ask what the difference is between the two, or how they are related to one another. The answer – they are the pieces of the puzzle that bring the big…

  • Baker School Launches Blog

    Baker School Launches Blog

    The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the first and only school of its kind in Tennessee. We’ve built a unique setting designed to prepare our students to serve as leaders of character and champions for the public good. We are…