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Baker School Programs Enroll 136 Students in Second Year

The Baker School enrollment numbers show that they welcomed 136 undergraduate and graduate students, including its inaugural public affairs class.
MOU Between Baker School & ORNL Paves Way for Collaboration

Baker School Professor Krista Wiegand joined ORNL Associate Laboratory Director Moe Khaleel for the ceremonial signing of a new Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Tennessee and UT-Battelle. The agreement strengthens collaboration between UT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Constitution Day with Yale Professor of Law Keith Whittington

The Institute of American Civics (IAC) at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hosted Keith Whittington, the David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Baker School Launches New Season of You Might Be Right Podcast with Former Governors Bredesen, Haslam

The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee launched a new season of You Might Be Right,
UT Students Experience Japanese Culture and Foreign Policy on Japan Ambassadors Trip

This summer 12 University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students followed in the footsteps of former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard H. Baker Jr. for the Japan Ambassadors trip.
National Pundits to Debate “Can the Presidential Candidates’ Plans Deliver Economic Prosperity?” at the Baker School

The second installment of the Howard H. Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs’ (Baker School) fall lecture series will put economics in focus at 5:30 p.m. in the Toyota Auditorium on Wednesday, September 25.
Institute of American Civics To Host Yale Law Professor Keith Whittington for Constitution Day Lecture

The Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee’s Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs will host Keith E. Whittington.
Southeast Energy Policy Forum Brings in Policymakers, Academics, and Private Industry to Discuss New Energy Markets

Over one hundred policymakers, academics, and private industry experts gathered for the second annual Southeast Energy Policy Forum presented by the Center for Energy, Transportation and Environmental Policy.
Graduate School Proves to be a Dream Come True for Featured Twirler Faith Barrett

From the time seven-year-old Faith Barrett found her mother’s battered baton in the garage, she was hooked.
Twenty-three University of Tennessee Students Spend the Summer in Washington in Congressional Internship Program

Undergraduate students from several University of Tennessee, Knoxville, colleges and programs spent the summer in Washington, D.C. gaining valuable out-of-the-classroom experiences in private and public sectors.