How to Be an Antiracist: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi
2019-11-21
Ibram X. Kendi, formerly an assistant professor of African American History at the University of Florida, won the National Book Award with his second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. His latest book, How to be An Antiracist, has become a New York Times best seller. Dr. Kendi now lives in Washington, D.C., and is the founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University. He is a nationally recognized speaker on race and discriminatory policy in the United States. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic.
Kendi spoke at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to a capacity audience at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. A book signing followed the talk.
The program was presented with the support of the UF College of Liberal Arts and Science’s Rothman Family Chair in the Humanities; the UF Chief Diversity Officer; the UF Levin College of Law Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations; and the UF Department of History Gus Burns Memorial Fund.
For more information on this speaker please visit www.prhspeakers.com.
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Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America
2020-01-23
New from Pulitzer Prize winning author Debbie Cenziper, Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America chronicles the story of a team of Nazi hunters at the U.S. Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.
“Citizen 865 is a story about darkness but also about light, the pursuit of truth by a team of American Nazi hunters that worked to expose the men behind the most lethal operation in the Holocaust,” Cenziper writes. “Year after year, the team scrambled to hold these collaborators accountable for their crimes not only for those who had perished in the war but also for those who had survived, and for the benefit of a world that too often finds itself in the exact same place more than seventy years later, forced to explain bigotry, hate, and mass murder.”
Cenziper is an American investigative journalist and nonfiction author who writes for The Washington Post. She is also the director of investigative reporting at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
In 2006, while working as a reporter at the Miami Herald, Cenziper published a series of articles exposing corruption and waste in the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, for which she was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. She recently co-authored Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality with fellow Washington Post journalist Jim Obergefell.
Cenziper graduated from the University of Florida in 1992 and was named an outstanding young alumna by the University of Florida in 2008.
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Political Division in America: Author Jon Meacham and Former Senator Bill Nelson
2020-01-23
You are cordially invited to attend a discussion on political division in America featuring author Jon Meacham and former Senator Bill Nelson sponsored by the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida in co-sponsorship with the Bob Graham Center at UF and the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the UF Levin College of Law.
Doors open at 9 am. Discussion begins promptly at 10 am.

Senator Nelson: After serving in the Florida Legislature, U.S. House of Representatives, and as Florida’s treasurer, insurance commissioner and fire marshal, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and completed his political career after three terms. While serving in the Senate, he was the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, chair of the Science and Space Subcommittee and chair of the Senate Committee on Aging. Senator Nelson has deposited a collection of papers and other historical materials with the George A. Smathers Libraries, establishing a significant collection spanning his multi-decade career in public service. This is the second program of the Nelson Initiative on Ethics and Leadership at the University of Florida.

Jon Meacham: Jon Ellis Meacham is a writer, reviewer, and presidential biographer. A former Executive Editor and Executive Vice President at Random House, he is contributing writer to the New York Times Book Review, a contributing editor to Time magazine, and a former Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. He is author of several books. He won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography for American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. He holds the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Endowed Chair in American Presidency at Vanderbilt University and is also a distinguished visiting professor in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University.

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Citizen 865: Hunting Nazis in America
2020-01-23 18:00 - 19:30 UTC | Pugh Hall Ocora, 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States
This program is free and open to the public.
New from Pulitzer Prize winning author Debbie Cenziper, Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America chronicles the story of a team of Nazi hunters at the U.S. Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II.
“Citizen 865 is a story about darkness but also about light, the pursuit of truth by a team of American Nazi hunters that worked to expose the men behind the most lethal operation in the Holocaust,” Cenziper writes. “Year after year, the team scrambled to hold these collaborators accountable for their crimes not only for those who had perished in the war but also for those who had survived, and for the benefit of a world that too often finds itself in the exact same place more than seventy years later, forced to explain bigotry, hate, and mass murder.”
Cenziper is an American investigative journalist and nonfiction author who writes for The Washington Post. She is also the director of investigative reporting at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
In 2006, while working as a reporter at the Miami Herald, Cenziper published a series of articles exposing corruption and waste in the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, for which she was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize. She recently co-authored Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality with fellow Washington Post journalist Jim Obergefell.
Cenziper graduated from the University of Florida in 1992 and was named an outstanding young alumna by the University of Florida in 2008.

Climate Change in Florida: What We Know with Florida Climatologist David Zierden
2020-01-29
In cooperation with the UF College of Journalism and the Florida Climate Institute, the Bob Graham Center welcomed Florida state climatologist David Zierden. His talk provided a basic but comprehensive introduction on the latest science on climate change and variability in Florida, with insights on community impacts from public health to the local farm stand. Following his talk, David shared tips for accessing weather and climate databases.
The talk was held in the Gannett Auditorium in Weimer Hall on the UF Campus. Find Weimer Hall on the UF campus map.
David Zierden has provided this list of publicly available resources for additional information. DOWNLOAD THE LIST
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The History of the Future of Fossil Fuels
2020-01-30
The end of fossil fuel use has been forecast across history, from William Jevons Stanley’s Coal Question in 1865 to M. King Hubbert’s Peak Oil in 1956, through the Green New Deal of our times.
Why do we keep revising our predictions for the demise of fossil fuels? Will we ever run out?
A panel of experts discussed what these forecasts tell us about the future of fossil fuel use, what they tell us about energy, and how we can wean ourselves from this addiction.

Jacqueline Lang Weaver, University of Houston Law Center
Daniel Raimi, Resources for the Future
R. Tyler Priest, University of Iowa

The program was presented in the Pugh Hall Ocora. You can watch a streamed recording of the event at https://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/23af803ea75f423888600a0d6adcf06e1d.
This program is sponsored by the Hyatt and Cici Brown Chair of History, University of Florida Department of History, and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

History of the Future of Fossil Fuels
2020-01-30 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Pugh Hall Ocora, 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, Florida, 32611, United States
This program is free and open to the public.
The end of fossil fuel use has been forecast across history, from William Jevons Stanley’s Coal Question in 1865 to M. King Hubbert’s Peak Oil in 1956, through the Green New Deal of our times.
Why do we keep revising our predictions for the demise of fossil fuels? Will we ever run out?
Join our panel of experts in a discussion of what these forecasts tell us about the future of fossil fuel use, what they tell us about energy, and how we can wean ourselves from this addiction.

Jacqueline Lang Weaver, University of Houston Law Center
Daniel Raimi, Resources for the Future
R. Tyler Priest, University of Iowa

The program will be presented in the Pugh Hall Ocora.
This program is sponsored by the Hyatt and Cici Brown Chair of History, University of Florida Department of History, and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.
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Welcoming the Stranger: Immigration and American Values
2020-02-06
The question of immigration has always been a point of debate and discussion in American politics and public life. As the United States heads into another presidential election, the dispute over immigration seems set to intensify. How might American religious history speak to how Americans might address immigration and welcome the “stranger?”
Washington University distinguished professor Marie Griffith spoke on Thursday, Feb. 6, in the Pugh Hall Ocora to talk about current and historical issues pertaining to religion and politics, and how Americans might come to terms with immigration in the election season.
This event was part of the University of Florida Department of Religion’s 2019 Scudder Lecture Series, and co-sponsored with the UF Department of Religion.
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After Coming of Age in Mississippi
2020-02-13 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Smathers Library Rm 100, Gainesville, 32611
This program is free and open to the public.
The “Race and the Promise of Participation” series, organized by the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere and supported by the Graham Center, concludes with a talk from Leigh Ann Wheeler titled “Anne Moody and Voting Rights in the Era of Black Power.”
Anne Moody is best known for her civil rights activism and her acclaimed memoir, Coming of Age in Mississippi (1968). Until now, no one has known what happened in Moody’s life after her memoir ends in 1964. This talk will show how Anne Moody’s thinking about civil rights evolved in response to her experiences in the South and then in the North. It will also show how Black Power brought voting rights to Moody’s hometown of Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
Leigh Ann Wheeler is professor of history at Binghamton University, a former editor of the Journal of Women’s History, and the author of two monographs. She was awarded an NEH Public Scholar Fellowship for 2019-2020 to work on her current project, the biography of Anne Moody.
Read more at this link: https://humanities.ufl.edu/event/anne-moody-and-voting-rights-in-the-era-of-black-power-after-coming-of-age-in-mississippi-leigh-ann-wheeler/

Florida Political History Live: A Discussion with Bob Graham and Bill Nelson
2020-02-19
Former U.S. Senator and Governor Bob Graham and Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson discussed relevant political topics in the Smathers Library Grand Reading Room at the University of Florida. The event was sponsored by the UF Smathers Libraries Nelson Initiative on Ethics and Leadership, the Bob Graham Center and the Levin College of Law Center for Governmental Responsibility. You can watch a recording of the program at:
https://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/b5f1d045a5de424991128d2517321c311d

2020 Future of Florida Summit
2020-02-21 18:00 - 2020-02-23 13:00 UTC
This event is by invitation to Florida college students selected from a competitive application process.
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No Doubt: Journalist Jenny Staletovich on Communicating Climate Change, Uncertainty and the Future of Florida
2020-02-26
The University of Florida’s Science Journalist in Residence program presented NO DOUBT: Journalist Jenny Staletovich on communicating climate change, uncertainty, and the future of Florida. Ms. Staletovich covers environment and science for Florida’s largest public radio station, WLRN in Miami. Her recent climate stories have ranged from the ghost forests of Florida to scientists’ challenge to explain uncertainty in predictions without suggesting doubt. Graham Center Fellow Cynthia Barnett will interview Staletovich on these topics and more from the stage of the Ocora at Pugh Hall at 6 p.m. Wednesday February 26. UF’s Science Journalist in Residence program is funded by the Office of the Provost, the Office of Research and the College of Journalism and Communications, with thanks to the Bob Graham Center for hosting.
Jenny Staletovich is environmental reporter at South Florida public radio station WLRN, where her beat includes the rising seas and costs of climate change. She previously covered environment, climate change and hurricanes for the Miami Herald for five years, and reported for the Palm Beach Post for a decade. Jenny’s state and national reporting awards include the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award for Distinguished Service to the First Amendment as well as Green Eyeshades and Sunshine State Awards. In 2019, she received the Hoeveler Award from the University of Miami, and Tropical Audubon’s Polly Redford Award for her environmental reporting. She was named one of Audubon magazine’s national “women greening journalism,” and Miami New Times “Best Herald” reporter in 2016 for being an “informed, impassioned, and steady voice” as South Florida charts its future in the face of rising seas. Ms. Staletovich graduated from Smith College and lives in Miami with her husband and their three children.
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UF Advance Registration
2020-03-23 - 2020-05-07
Students may begin registering for classes at or after their assigned start time.

Summer A/C 2020 Classes Begin
2020-05-11 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
This is a list of the UF Academic Calendar: https://catalog.ufl.edu/UGRD/dates-deadlines/pdfs/

Careers in Public Service: An Overview
2020-07-02 14:00 - 15:00 (Asia/Dubai)
Three Gator grads who are pros in domestic and international public service delivered a program about how to prepare as an undergrad for a career in public service. Attendees increased their exposure to internship, fellowship and post-graduation job opportunities.
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Independence Day
2020-07-04 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Independence Day is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, on July 4, 1776.
The Continental Congress declared that the 13 American colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent states.
The Congress had voted to declare independence two days earlier, on July 2, but it was not declared until July 4.
Read the history of the Fourth of July at this link: https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-declaration-of-independence/fourth-of-july/

Service Beyond U.S. Borders
2020-07-14 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
This was the second of a four-part summertime series to prepare you for your career in public service. Connect with Gator grads who are pros in domestic and international public service, and increase your exposure to internship, fellowship and post-graduation job opportunities.
Presenters were:

Sanjay Iyer is currently a South Asia Desk Officer in the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Asia. Sanjay joined USAID in 2019 through the Presidential Management Fellows program, and is a graduate from Georgetown University’s M.S. in Foreign Service (MSFS) program, where he focused on International development and global health, and spent time supporting Georgetown’s global health initiative and UNICEF’s Health Section in NYC. Sanjay served as the National Malaria Coordinator for the US Peace Corps in Zambia (2015 – 2016) and a Youth Development Volunteer with the US Peace Corps in Morocco (2013 – 2015). Before, between, and after his volunteer experiences abroad, Sanjay worked to support international exchange programs for several years with Virginia Commonwealth University’s Global Education Office, World Learning Inc., and other NGOs. Sanjay graduated with a BA in International relations and a BA in Homeland Security from VCU in 2010.
Manuela Hernandez is a Foreign Service Officer for the Department of State, assigned to Rio de Janeiro for her first post. Originally from Florida, Manuela graduated from the University of Florida with majors in Economics and International Studies (with a focus on Europe) in May 2016. She worked in Munich for a year with Kiron Open Higher Education, a nonprofit that helps refugees access higher education. As a Charles Rangel Fellow, Manuela completed her Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) from Georgetown University in May 2019 with a specialization in international development. Manuela has completed internships with the State Department in both the U.S. Consulate in Düsseldorf and the U.S. Mission to the EU. She is also an alumni of the Public Policy in International Affairs program at Princeton University and the Bob Graham Center internship program at the Florida State Capital in Tallahassee.
Saumya Deva is currently a U.S. Foreign Service Officer working at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti. She graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo for two years and stayed an extra year to work on the “Plan International” initiative that promotes gender equality. Saumya has also worked for UN Women in New York City as well as with Amnesty International in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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FL Voter Reg Deadline
2020-07-20 23:59 UTC
The voter registration and party affiliation change deadline for Florida’s 2020 Primary Election is today.
Your vote matters! The University of Florida’s #TurboVote site helps you register, find your polling place, sends you reminders for upcoming elections and deadlines, and forms to vote by mail.
Enroll today: UF TurboVote Website
To meet the July 20 online registration deadline in Florida, you will need:

Your Florida driver license (Florida DL) or Florida identification card (Florida ID card) issued by the Florida Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles.

To protect your identity, you will also need:

The issued date of your Florida DL or Florida ID card; and
The last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN4).

If you do not have any one or all of the information above, you may still enroll in TurboVote and prefill a voter registration application form. You will then need to print, sign, and mail or deliver your completed voter registration application to your county Supervisor of Elections’ office. #TurboVote will walk you through the application with ease.
#TurboVote makes it easy by telling you when, where, and how you can vote in every single election.

DC Internship Apps Due
2020-07-29
Applications are due July 29 for the internship in Washington, DC with the University of Florida Federal Relations team. Complete details can be found at this page.

Post-Grad Fellowships
2020-07-30 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us for the third of a four-part summertime series to prepare you for your career in public service. Connect with Gator grads who are pros in domestic and international public service, and increase your exposure to internship, fellowship and post-graduation job opportunities. Pre-registration required.

Resources to Launch a Career
2020-08-06 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Please join us for the final installment of our four-part summertime series focused on preparing you for your career in public service. This conversation will focus on helping you identify and access undergraduate opportunities that support a career in public service. Come hear about experiential learning, research, academic course offerings, and more. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and exchange ideas. Visit the Bob Graham Center website to learn more about our programs and other opportunities.
Our August 6 panelists include:
Manuela Hernandez, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State, Rio de Janeiro
Joe Orser, Global Engagement, Beyond120, CLAS
Others TBA

D20 Online Convention
2020-08-17 08:00 - 2020-08-20 17:00 UTC
The Democratic Party will come together to formally nominate its candidates for president and vice president of the United States.
The event will be held online from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is the site: https://www.demconvention.com/

Florida 2020 Primary Election
2020-08-18 07:00 - 19:00 UTC
What’s on the Ballot?

Representative in Congress (District 3)
State Representative (Districts 10, 20 and 21)
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
Property Appraiser
Sheriff
Supervisor of Elections
Tax Collector
Alachua County Commission: Districts 1, 3 and 5
Alachua County School Board: District 2 and 4
Alachua County Judge: Group 4
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court
Eighth Judicial Circuit Public Defender
Eighth Judicial Circuit State Attorney
Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen (Party Contests)

Polling places are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on August 18, 2020. Voters must vote in the polling place to which they are assigned.

'20 Republican Convention
2020-08-24 08:00 - 2020-08-27 17:00 UTC
The Republican Party will come together to formally nominate its candidates for president and vice president of the United States.
The event will be hosted from Jacksonville, Fla. This is the site: https://www.2020gopconvention.com/

UF Fall 2020 Semester Starts
2020-08-31 - 2020-09-04
Students may drop or add classes to their schedule during Drop/Add Week, which runs from Aug. 31-Sept. 4.

FL's Minority Trailblazers
2020-09-10 19:00 - 20:00 UTC
In celebration of the 19th Amendment centennial, which gave women the right to vote, we are honored to welcome professor, author, and political analyst Dr. Susan MacManus to discuss her book Florida’s Minority Trailblazers. Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the state and transformed it into a microcosm of the nation, but discrimination remained pervasive. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, along with later rulings on redistricting and term limits, the opportunity to participate in government became more and more possible for previously silenced voices.

National Voter Registration Day
2020-09-22 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
National Voter Registration Day is a nonpartisan civic holiday celebrating U.S. democracy. It was first observed in 2012, and has quickly gained momentum.
The holiday has been endorsed by the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and the National Association of Election Officials (The Election Center).
Register to vote or update your voter registration at:
https://ufl.turbovote.org/

Graham Fellows Apps Close
2020-09-25 23:59 UTC
Right now, our world is facing extraordinary challenges that test the limits of public decency, service, and responsibility. However, with every challenge comes the opportunity to rise above party lines, politics, and disengagement. It’s time for a new generation of leadership– leadership grounded in service, inclusivity, activism, and awareness. The Graham Center Students Fellows is where activism, service, and leadership merge into action. Leadership that meets these extraordinary times by bringing together the extraordinary individuals in our communities. It’s time for our generation to stop standing on the sidelines and to begin leading. Extraordinary times call for extraordinary people, and that’s why we want YOU.
The Graham Center Student Fellows are excited to announce that its 2020 New Member Applications are now OPEN! Join an organization grounded in public service, leadership, and activism.
Applications closed on September 25, 2020, at 11:59 p.m.
Check out the current student fellows by checking out our Facebook or Instagram

Presidential Debate 2020
2020-09-29 21:00 UTC
Presidential Debates
Sept. 29 | Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH
Oct. 15 | Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, FL
Oct. 22 | Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Vice President Debate
Oct. 7 | University of Utah

2020 Census Deadline
2020-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
The 2020 Census is underway – more than half the households across America have responded – and more are responding every day. Online, phone and mailed self-responses will continue throughout the data collection process.
It’s not too late to respond to the Census. Take the Census at this link: https://my2020census.gov/
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