Dr. Frankie Nicole Weaver, educational outreach programs manager for the University of Tennessee’s Institute of American Civics (IAC) housed at the Howard H. Baker Jr School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, was selected to join the second cohort of Clemson University’s Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholar Program. The program serves as an […]
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE – The Howard H. Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) has framed its fall public programming around the November 5, presidential election, encouraging the University of Tennessee community to Get Informed. Get Engaged. Vote. The programming includes three public events aimed at exploring important topics that will be impacted […]
The Institute of American Civics, housed in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, conducted a statewide survey this spring examining civic knowledge and participation by Tennesseans. The survey report says its results lead to two obvious conclusions: “It is crucial that Tennesseans develop a higher level of civic knowledge, and the process […]
KNOXVILLE, TN, August 1 — The Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville welcomed 10 experts from across the country on August 1 as it prepares to welcome its inaugural class of undergraduate majors. The new faculty’s expertise ranges from public administration, […]
The Institute of American Civics (IAC) housed at the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) hosted 15 students from area high schools for a Student Internship Program in the weeks leading up to the Tennessee Civics Academy (the Academy) June 24-26. Under the direction of Educational Outreach Program […]
The Institute of American Civics (IAC) housed at the Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) welcomed nearly 80 K-12 educators representing 31 counties for the Tennessee Civics Academy on June 25 and 26. In its second year, the Tennessee Civics Academy is a two-day professional development conference, providing […]
The Institute of American Civics (IAC), housed in The Howard H. Baker, Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs (Baker School) hosted a debate entitled “Is the American Dream Dying?” on March 21. The debate was the second installment of the flagship Civic Leadership lecture series, supported by Chancellor Donde Plowman, which seeks to […]
This September, the Institute of American Civics at the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs is presenting programs highlighting Constitution Day, including a lecture by Harvard professor and Washington Post columnist Danielle Allen and a performance of “Cato,” a play by Joseph Addison that was performed at Valley Forge under George Washington’s order. Constitution Day […]
For more than 50 years, the Tennessee Legislative Internship Program (TLIP) has provided students from across the state with the opportunity to experience Tennessee politics firsthand and contribute to the democratic process by serving as interns in the Tennessee General Assembly. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TLIP is jointly administered by the Howard H. […]
Attend a live performance of Cato by Joseph AddisonSeptember 16, 19, 20, and 21 at 7:00 p.m. and September 17 at 2:30 p.m.Clarence Brown Lab Theatre Produced by: Professor and Department Head Misty Anderson, Ph.D. Directed by: Charles Pasternak After the crucial winter victories of 1777-78 George Washington’s troops participated in a Valley Forge production […]