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Wiegand Receives Grant from the Stanton Foundation to Develop Nuclear Security Course
The University of Tennessee Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) recently received a grant from The Stanton Foundation to support the development of a new course on nuclear security.
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Facing Tennessee’s Grand Challenges In and Out of the Classroom
Tennessee faces the three grand challenges of advancing K-12 education, strengthening rural communities, and overcoming addiction.
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Dunn Appointed to the National Commission on American History and Civic Education
The Institute of American Civics (IAC) Executive Director Josh Dunn has been appointed to the National Commission on American History and Civic Education by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA).
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Baker School and Brookings Institution Discuss Foreign Affairs with Bob Corker
Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) Professor Krista Wiegand opened the school’s final installment of a lecture series examining key issues at stake during the 2024 presidential election with a simple question. “Why should Americans care about foreign affairs? The question was posed to Bob Corker, a former…
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NSFA’s U.S.-Japan Diplomacy Academy Fulfills State Department’s Grant Request
Imagine it is 2026. China and Russia have engaged Japan and the United States in combat over Taiwan and the situation is on the verge of escalating to an all-out war.
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The Conversation: Political bickering and policy uncertainty take a toll on business investment, research shows
Partisan squabbling isn’t just annoying – it’s also bad for business.
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Prominent Tennesseans Endow Baker School Scholarships at UT
Six esteemed Tennesseans have pledged $500,000 each to endow four-year undergraduate scholarships at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs.
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Transportation Policy Drives Baker School’s Research in Energy and Environment
For over a decade, the Baker Center conducted energy and environmental policy research, informing policy on issues that were passions for Senator Baker.
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The Baker School and Haslam Put Economics in Focus for the 2024 Presidential Election
The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) and the Haslam College of Business (Haslam) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, welcomed a pair of national pundits
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How has Polarization Changed Governing? – with Anthony Foxx and Margaret Spellings
While political polarization is most visible in Congress, it affects the branches of the federal government in different ways. In this wide-ranging episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam speak with Anthony Foxx, former Secretary of Transportation under President Obama, and Margaret Spellings, former Secretary of Education under President Bush, about…