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.
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 …
2024 General Election Candidate Forum
Santa Fe College LyceumTogether 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 …
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 …
Nita Rudra: Globalization, Politics & Poverty in Developing Countries
Pugh Hall 296 Buckiman Drive, Gainesville, FloridaHas 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 …
Our Gulf, Our Future: Unlocking Climate Tech Innovation
Pugh Hall 296 Buckiman Drive, Gainesville, FloridaIn 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 …
2025 Joan B. 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 2025 Joan S. Forrest Women in …
Fight the Power: A History of the UF Student Activist Movement Since 1963
Smathers Library Rm 100 GainesvilleWatch 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 …