TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 2, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee is planning to create an Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee’s Howard Baker Center for Public Policy, the UT Daily Beacon reports. Lee made the announcement in his State of the State address Monday night. Lee said the institute would educate students on American civics and instill patriotism at the university. He also announced a partnership with Hillsdale College in Michigan to bring that school’s philosophy on civics education to Tennessee. Lee said he hopes the institute will be a center of civics, not just for the state, but also for the country. “This will be a flagship for the nation — a beacon celebrating intellectual diversity at our universities and teaching how a responsible, civic-minded people strengthens our country and our communities,” he said.