Prominent Tennesseans Endow Baker School Scholarships at UT
…served on the board of the Baker Center since its inception and is the current board chairman for the Baker School. A native of Bryson City, North Carolina, Heath Shuler…
UT’s New Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs Includes Country’s Top Experts
…more necessary than ever, and we invite all prospective students to come and be part of the solution,” said Marianne Wanamaker, former executive director of the Baker Center and now…
Josh Dunn Named First Executive Director of UT Baker Center’s Institute of American Civics
…Donde Plowman announced today. “We are incredibly excited Dr. Dunn has agreed to lead the Institute of American Civics and build an organization that fulfills its bipartisan mandate,” Baker Center…
‘Listen. Learn. Lead.’ Week
…March 27, with a collegiate debate, “Should Assault Weapons Be Banned?” Hosted by the Baker Center’s Institute of American Civics, the UT Speech and Debate Society and Braver Angels, the…
Board of Trustees Approves Three New Academic Units for Knoxville Campus
…pragmatic problem-solving Strengthen interdisciplinary research for more durable solutions to the state’s most pressing challenges Build on the 20-year achievements of the Baker Center and the legacy of Howard Baker…
New Partnership Connects Faculty with Bipartisan Policymakers in DC
…the U.S. energy transition kicks off in earnest,” said David McCollum, a Baker Center Fellow at UT and senior research and development staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The…
‘You Might Be Right’ Podcast Wraps Up Successful First Season
…skills needed to be successful public servants and engaged citizens,” said Baker Center Executive Director Marianne Wanamaker. “To hit No. 10 in Apple’s US politics podcasts and have more than…