As loyal supporters of the Baker Center, we want to reserve a seat for you at
the University Center Auditorium for the Baker Distinguished Lecture on April 3,
1-2 pm. We will hold your seat until 12:50 pm, so arrive early! To make a
reservation, click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?
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US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be on campus on Wednesday, April
3, to deliver the second Baker Distinguished Lecture.
Free and open to the public, the lecture—sponsored by the Howard H. Baker Jr.
Center for Public Policy, SunTrust Foundation, Knoxville News Sentinel, and
WUOT—will begin at 1:00 p.m. in the University Center Auditorium.
Following the lecture, the Baker Center will host a panel discussion on
education, from kindergarten through college. Also open to the public, that
panel discussion will take place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Toyota
Auditorium. College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Dean Bob Rider
will moderate.
This lecture series, which debuted in the fall with an event featuring Senator
George Mitchell, was established to promote the values of Senator Howard H.
Baker Jr., whose longstanding commitment to honorable public service has
made an indelible mark on US history. It will bring nationally prominent speakers
to campus twice a year to speak on issues of national and international
significance.
“We’re very pleased that Secretary Duncan has agreed to be part of this
lecture series,” Baker Center Director Matt Murray said. “President Obama has
repeatedly stressed that education is driving the national economy and keeping
America strong. Secretary Duncan is at the forefront of implementing programs
to do that, and Tennessee has benefited greatly from these programs.”
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