Bob Graham Center for Public Service

Polling places are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 8, 2022. Voters must vote in the polling place to which they are assigned. Check your local supervisor of elections webpage for additional information. Find your precinct in any state Find your Alachua County Precinct

It's time to count the votes! Join us for an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 8, beginning at 5:30 pm in the Pugh Hall Ocora. We will host political scientist Dr. James Fahey for an election forecasting Q&A, watch the returns, and sample Palm & Pine's famous ice cream bar. We will end …

Andreas Siegel, a career diplomat with Germany's Consulate General in Miami, delivered a lecture and Q&A on the evolving role of the European Union after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  The talk is free and open to the public. Siegel is a career diplomat with a broad range of international experience in strategic, political, economic …

We all have relationships with the places we call home. As sea levels rise, temperatures increase, and the ranges of native plants and animals shift, Florida’s environment is changing and our relationships with those places must change, too. As part of the Bob Graham Center's doctoral dissertation fellows program, we are pleased to present Why …

The unprecedented protests now occurring across Iran have reignited international concerns about the looming danger of Iran's nuclear program. Dr. Matthias Küntzel The public is invited to The Iranian Uprising and the Nuclear Threat: How Should the West Respond?, a presentation by German political scientist and historian Dr. Matthias Küntzel on Thursday, Nov. 17, at …

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service is excited to partner with the University of Florida Federal Relations Team to offer exciting opportunities for in-person work in the nation’s capital each spring, summer, and fall semester. During the course of the semester, interns will have the opportunity to work with the UF Federal Relations team, …

Soccer is the only sport played in every corner of the world. Can soccer also be an effective means of global diplomacy? The Bob Graham Center and UF’s History Department hosted an informal watch party of the U.S. v. Iran World Cup soccer match to learn more about the beautiful game’s role in history, politics, …

Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks, author of Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America, spoke at the Graham Center on January 12, 2023 in the Pugh Hall Ocora. In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, Dr. Jelks  discussed how black citizens throughout  U.S. history have been the country’s most avid supporters and protectors of democracy …