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1. Academic & Administrative

   1. Baker Hall, James A.

      James A. Baker III Hall
      
      

      Baker Hall houses Rice’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy as well as the offices of the dean of social sciences. Founded in 1993, the Baker Institute has already established itself as one of the premiere nonpartisan public policy think tanks in the country.

       

      What's there:

      • Baker Institute for Public Policy
        • Center for Energy Studies
        • Center for Health and Biosciences
        • Center for the Middle East
        • McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
        • Mexico Center
      • Office of the Dean, Department of Social Sciences  
      • Offices for the Department of Economics

      Named for: James A. Baker III, honorary chair of the institute and the nation’s 61st secretary of state and 67th secretary of the treasury

       

      Built: 1997, Hammond Beeby & Babka and Morris Architects

       

      Rice Campus Map No. 8