Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Join us virtually on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 as PBS host Alexander Heffner considers the state of democracy in America today. Heffner will discuss the effects of divisiveness on discourse, campaigns, and governance as well as the influence of new media, dis/misinformation, and filter bubbles that polarize American society. In the context of the pandemic, …

The model of the solitary scholar writing articles and books in the library has given way to a diverse array of approaches to humanistic research: collaborative teams, community engagement, multimedia publication, and more — as well as new questions about how the public interest can and should affect research choices. Focusing on the humanities and …

Please join us for an in-person panel discussion presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UF, with support from the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Center for European Studies. Panelists will include: Dr. Seth Bernstein, UF Department of History Dr. Michael Gorham, UF Department of Languages, Literature, and Cultures …

Throughout NATO's long history the alliance has faced repeated crises and continuous predictions that it would soon collapse. Although NATO has endured, it is once again facing a moment of crisis as leaders grapple with a solution to the Russo-Ukraine conflict. Join international relations expert Timothy Sayle of the University of Toronto for this timely …

"Tacky's Revolt: The Story of an Atlantic Slave War" traces the roots, routes, and reverberations of the largest slave insurrection in the eighteenth-century British Empire. Warfare migrates. This was never more apparent than in the era when the violence of imperial expansion and enslavement remade the history of Europe, Africa, and the Americas, as they …

March is Women’s History Month! Come celebrate with us as we hear from a panel of accomplished women leaders who pave the way for aspiring young professionals! Join the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the Bob Graham Center Student Fellows on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM at the …

The Bob Graham Center’s inaugural Research Symposium runs from 9 am to 2:45 pm, and will feature panel-style research presentations followed by a discussion at the end of each session. Doors will open at 8:30 am. The event is open to the public but a limited number of seats are available during each session. Student …

Author and UF master lecturer Dr. Steve Noll spoke at the launch of his newest book Writing for the Public Good: Essays from David R. Colburn and Senator Bob Graham (UF Press, 2022) on Saturday, April 23, at the Matheson History Museum in Gainesville. Dr. Noll is an affiliate faculty member of the Bob Graham Center. …