The Bob Graham Center for Public Service provides a wide variety of programs for students and the larger public on topics related to public service, public leadership and civic engagement.
Name, Image and Blackness: Race and College Football
This lecture by Dr. Leonard Moore looked at the racial dynamics of college football in the South in light of recent developments: the transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment, anti-DEI legislation, …
Primer on Primaries: How the Primary Process Affects America Today
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesEver wondered how party primaries began? Curious about how the primary process affects America today? The Bob Graham Center hosted a dynamic panel discussion on U.S. presidential preference primaries and …
2024 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesIn honor of Women’s History Month, the Bob Graham Center Student Fellows joined with the Bob Graham Center for Public Service to host the 2024 Joan S. Forrest Women in …
Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect
Smathers Library Rm 100 GainesvilleTogether 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 …
2024 Primary Election Candidate Forum
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesWatch 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 …
Name, Image and Likeness
View the recording at this link: https://youtu.be/bVf03j_STwA?si=5_gFl2uF05fH2Jgw
2025 MLK Lecture: Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Pugh Hall 296 Buckiman Drive, Gainesville, FloridaNoted 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 …
Info Session: Florida Gubernatorial Fellowship
Online FL, United StatesThe 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 …