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Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Faculty and Staff

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy has a diverse and robust faculty and staff in order to mobilize the center’s mission to provide critical insights on domestic and international challenges through interdisciplinary research, experiential education, and policy engagement.

Staff

  • Josh Dunn

    Josh Dunn

    Executive Director

    Fields of Interest: Constitutional Law and History; Education Policy; Federalism; Freedom of Speech and Religion

    Complete bio >


  • Frankie Nicole Weaver, PhD

    Frankie Nicole Weaver, PhD

    Grant Writer

    Fields of Interest: Writing & Research Methods, American Cultural and Political History, Comparative Civil Rights and Liberation Movements, Transnational Activism, American Political Culture and Civil Discourse, and and Education Policy in U.S. Politics.

    Complete bio >


    fweaver1@utk.edu

    865-974-0931

    fweaver1@utk.edu

    865-974-0931

  • Leonard “Homer” Griffith

    Leonard “Homer” Griffith

    Financial & HR Specialist


    lgriffi5@utk.edu

    865-974-1371

    lgriffi5@utk.edu

    865-974-1371

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Engagement

Visiting the Baker Center

Facilities & Reservations

Appalachian Leadership Institute

Institute of American Civics

Modern Political Archives

Baker Briefing Newsletter

News and Events

Podcast

Faculty

Faculty and Staff

Find an Expert

Faculty Fellows

Publications

Grants and Contracts

Research

Modern Political Archive

Students

About Our Student Programs

Living Learning Community

Baker Ambassadors

Baker Scholars

Washington Fellows

Japan Ambassadors Program

Minor in Public Policy Analytics

Diplomacy Lab

Vols Vote

Tennessee Campus Civics Summit

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“I increasingly believe that the essence of leadership...is to be an eloquent listener.”
—Howard H. Baker Jr.





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