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UT’s Institute of American Civics Survey Shows Urgent Need for Civics Education in Tennessee
The Institute of American Civics, housed in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, conducted a statewide survey this spring examining civic knowledge and participation by Tennesseans. The survey report says its results lead to two obvious conclusions: “It is crucial that Tennesseans develop a higher level of civic knowledge, and the process…
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What’s Happening with AI Right Now? – with Michael Kratsios
In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, speak with Michael Kratsios, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States, about the most compelling use cases for AI, and if Ai has been as disruptive as we thought it might be a year ago. Nearly a year after the first…
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The Baker School Welcomes Ten New Faculty
KNOXVILLE, TN, August 1 — The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville welcomed 10 experts from across the country on August 1 as it prepares to welcome its inaugural class of undergraduate majors. The new faculty’s expertise ranges from public administration,…
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How Can We Disagree Better? – with Spencer Cox and Jared Polis
The governors of Utah and Colorado join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss their initiative to encourage Americans to disagree better Senator Baker’s career was once described as “a product of his unique capacity to win the confidence and trust of even those with whom he fundamentally disagreed.” It’s harder to find Baker’s style in…