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

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 Accountability: Will Kronick and Olivia Talman, West High School
• Bullying in Schools: Leah Moulton, Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts, Ivins, UT
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Upcoming Events

• Tapping into Water
  Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010
• Tapping into Water
  Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010
• Tapping into Water
  Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010
• Tapping into Water
  Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010

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Contact Senator Baker

Honorable Howard H. Baker, Jr.
P.O. Box 600
Huntsville, TN 37756
423-663-9148
hbaker@bakerdonelson.com