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News

  • The Capitol Building on an overcast summer day.

    Record 41 UT Students Head to Washington for Summer Policy Internships 

    June 1, 2026
  • Baker School Celebrates Inaugural Awards Ceremony Honoring Excellence in Teaching, Academics, Leadership and Service

    May 22, 2026
  • How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect‑eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy

    May 14, 2026
  • New study explores energy and resource impacts of quantum computing 

    May 11, 2026
  • Keels Inspires Next Generation National Security Leaders with support from Battelle 

    May 7, 2026
  • UT’s Julia Dieter Receives Truman Scholarship 

    May 1, 2026
  • Baker student Julia Dieter posed for a group photo with Amber Williams, Senior Vice Provost for the Division of Student Success, Marianne Wanamaker, Dean of the Howard H. Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, and Pat Akos, Associate Vice Provost and Executive Director of University Honors after accepting the 2026 Truman Scholar award.

    UT Student Named 2026 Truman Scholar

    April 24, 2026
  • Edmund Stazyk, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, and John Scheb, Professor and Interim Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, headshot photos cut out and placed in front of a gray background.

    Stazyk joins Baker School, Scheb set to retire 

    April 23, 2026
  • Picture of Dr. Krista Wiegand posing in front of banner welcoming her to DMMMSU

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

    November 26, 2025
  • Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt headshot

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

    November 17, 2025
  • Baker Faculty member at the front of the classroom speaking to students

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

    November 4, 2025

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