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.
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 …
Careers in Public Service: Graham Center Young Alums
ZoomCurious about a career in public service? Three recent UF grads -- Hannah Townley, Gus Duran and Grace Banahan -- shared their journeys, challenges, and lessons as they have embarked …