Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Together with the UF Hamilton Center and the William & Grace Dial Center for Speech and Communication Studies, the Bob Graham Center presented political scientist John Inazu of Washington University to speak about his latest book, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect. He spoke on April 17, 2024 in …

Watch the recorded forum. Candidates appearing on the ballot in the Alachua County's August 2024 Primary were invited to participate in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Alachua County in partnership with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service and the UF League of Women Voters student chapter.  Unopposed candidates in …

Together with the UF Hamilton Center, the League of Women Voters of Alachua County and the Santa Fe College campus chapter of the League, the Bob Graham Center presented an in-person general election candidate forum on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 12:30 pm in the Lyceum Concert Hall at Santa Fe College. Candidates for Alachua …

View the recording at this link: https://youtu.be/bVf03j_STwA?si=5_gFl2uF05fH2Jgw

Noted Civil Rights scholar Hasan Kwame Jeffries delivered the 2025 MLK Lecture, exploring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s visionary blueprint for justice, peace, and economic equality.  Dr. Jeffries is an associate professor of history at The Ohio State University and a leading author and scholar in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. His lecture …

The Florida Gubernatorial Fellows Program offers undergrads, grad students and recent grads a chance to gain hands-on experience in state government. Over nine months in Tallahassee, Fellows work in key government areas, receiving on-the-job training and engaging with top leaders. Fellows also enjoy hourly pay, a tuition waiver, and all-expense-paid policy trips to Washington, DC. …

Has globalization lived up to its promise of reducing poverty and creating prosperity in developing countries? Political economist Nita Rudra from Georgetown University spoke in the Pugh Hall Ocora on January 30, 2025 and explored the challenges and opportunities that globalization presents for the poor in developing countries today. Globalization has reshaped our world, bringing …

In a public talk in the Ocora, Dr. Galen Treuer from Miami-Dade County's Climate Ready Tech Hub spoke about the intersection of climate change, environmental policy, and economic innovation. He highlighted the challenge of communicating climate change effectively, noting that abstract data often failed to inspire action, whereas tangible impacts like sea level rise and …

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center Student Fellows joined with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service to host the 2025 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum on March 12, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Panelists were Gwen Graham, Teresa Cornacchione, Pegeen Hanrahan and Max Tuchman. …

Watch the recorded presentation Learn about campus protest history, including the history of the student activist movement at the University of Florida since 1963. This discussion, led by Smathers Discovery Fellow and Graham Center Askew Scholar Aron Ali-McClory, shows the relationships between institutions and their communities, and the connections between generations of Gator activists. Drawing from …