Welcome to the Baker Center!

In early 2003 the Howard Baker Center for Public Policy began operations at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The mission of the Baker Center is to develop programs and promote research to further the public's knowledge of our system of governance, and also to highlight the critical importance of public service.

Announcements

Position Announcement: Director of the Baker Center

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is searching for a dynamic individual with a strong academic record to serve as Director of the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy. Learn more

Download Audio of Maude Barlow

For those who were unable to attend, an audio recording of last week's Maude Barlow presentation is now available to download. And don't forget the panel on "H20h! Panel: Connecting Water Issues to Regional Policy" on Feb 9.

Download Maude Barlow audio at http://www.utk.edu/go/2r. more>

2009 High School Intern Program in Review

This summer, the Baker Center hosted 9 high school interns from around east Tennessee to participate in a 2 week program that introduced students to the public policy process. Each student chose a community issue to study and recommend solutions to that problem through either public policy or another community intervention. Projects this year included:

Educational... more>

Baker Scholars in the News!

Baker Scholars Jaye Phillips, Jordan Davis, and Elizabeth Williams have been selected by Tennessee Campus Compact to attend a project development workshop on the subject of service learning. The students will initiate a conceptual design for a program to promote service learning that will be implemented on the campuses of Tennessee’s higher education institutions, with the help of a grant (application made) from State Farm.. After... more>