Bob Graham Center for Public Service

As President Obama's second term begins, one of the more pressing issues facing the nation is immigration reform. Can all sides come together to craft a sensible solution? The panel discussion explored these issues and the possibilities for immigration reform in the current political climate. The event was held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23 …

David Campbell, political scientist and award winning author, brought his years of research and insights on the role of religion in American politics during a public presentation on Feb. 13 at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall. The program was co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science. As …

A panel of medical professionals provided an unique and insider perspective in discussing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The event was held at the Bob Graham Center in Pugh Hall on Monday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. The panelists for the discussion will be: Dr. Paul Duncan, College of Public Health and Health …

Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times, will brought his years of experience in political journalism to the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at 6 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the University of Florida’s Pugh Hall. The program was being sponsored by The Hugh Cunningham Professorship in Journalism Excellence and the …

Stephanie Coontz gave a public presentation at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall titled: “Madmen, Working ‘Girls,’ and Desperate Housewives: Women, Men and Marriage in 1963 and 2013,” where she discussed her research into American family policy, women’s activism, and the history of marriage in the United States. The event also …

Pat Schroeder was the first woman elected to Congress from Colorado in 1972. Schroeder quickly became an advocate for work-family and women’s issues, making her a key player in the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. She also ran for president in 1988. Schroeder brought her years of experience as a …

Former ambassador and author Stuart Eizenstat presented his provocative analysis on how major geopolitical, economic, and security challenges are reshaping the Jewish world and its relationship with the United States. The event was held at the Bob Graham Center on Monday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. in Pugh Hall, and was followed by a book …

Jon Mills, former Speaker of the Florida House and former Dean of the University of Florida's Levin College of Law, along with Neil Chonin, litigation director of the Southern Legal Counsel, discussed the upcoming landmark trial Citizens for Strong Schools v. Florida State Board of Education on Thursday, October 10 at UF’s Levin College of Law, Room …

John Bul Dau explores territory few can imagine—the depths of inhumanity and the boundaries of endurance. In 1987, at age 13, Dau fled his home in southern Sudan, narrowly escaping troops sent to exterminate all black Christian males. As his village was burned, women raped, children enslaved, and young men shot, Dau began a perilous …

Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, Will Weatherford spoke at the Bob Graham Center as part of the Florida Leadership Series. Weatherford discussed a host of national and local issues, including the importance of civic engagement, term limits, the Affordable Care Act, education reform and online education, unemployment and poverty. The event was at …