On May 8, ten Baker Scholars were recognized for their excellence in academics and dedication to policy research. The Baker Scholars Program provides talented students with the opportunity to conduct original research with a faculty mentor concerning a public policy issue of their choice. Sen. Baker stopped by to wish our Scholars well and posed for [...]
Harvard Institute of Politics released it 23rd national survey of Millennials (ages 18-29). The results show an increasing partisanship among this group, less support for additional gun control, continued confusion over immigration and much more, as compared to other age groups across the country. Visit IOP 2013 Survey for more information. The University of Tennessee [...]
The Baker Center is hosting two conferences on electric drive vehicles, May 1-3. While the conferences are for invited participants working in the field, there is a display of electric drive cars open to the public. Four are featured on the Baker Center Plaza courtesy of TVA, Alabama Power and Nissan. The cars will be [...]
On April 24 and 25, the Baker Center hosted to Gov. Bill Richardson, former New Mexico Congressman and Governor and US Secretary of Energy. He spoke to a SRO crowd of 170+, which overflowed into the Rotunda on Wednesday evening and he addressed US Energy and Environmental Policy. On Thursday, around 70 attended a luncheon [...]
The Baker Center welcomes former US Secretary of Energy and New Mexico Governor, Bill Richardson, to the Baker Center. Gov. Richardson, a long-time environmental advocate, will give the Baker Distinguished Lecture on Energy and the Environment on April 24 @ 6 pm in the Toyota Auditorium. His topic is Policies America Should Follow to Protect the [...]
Join us for the next Baker Center Energy and Environmental Forum, which will take place on Thursday, April 11 at 3.30 pm in Min Kao 404 (not Toyota Auditorium in Baker Center due to scheduling conflict). Paulina Oliva, Assistant Professor of Economics at University of California, Santa Barbara will give a 45 minute presentation and then [...]
A SRO crowd of 500+ filled the University Center Auditorium to hear Education Sec. Arne Duncan at the 2nd Baker Distinguished Lecture on April 3, 2013. You can view the webcast of the event here: BDLS2013.Duncan or you can read the transcript of his speech here The Tennessee Way-BDLS speech.Arne.Duncan.2013 Sec. Duncan underscored the need to improve [...]
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In case you missed this discussion, tune in here and see what you missed. TN.Roads.2013 Excellent discussion presented by our Baker Scholars! Much thanks to all of our participants. Join us in the Toyota Auditorium on April 17 at 6 – 7:30 pm for this panel discussion, led by Baker Scholars Caleb Williford and Eric [...]
Join us on April 3 (following Sec. Duncan’s lecture at the University Center Auditorium) at 2:30 pm in the Toyota Auditorium, along with our distinguished panel of local and state educators and reformers to discuss education in Tennessee. Randy Boyd, CEO of PetSafe and Gov.’s advisor on Higher Ed Jennifer Evans, Chamber of Commerce Anthony [...]