Bob Graham Center for Public Service

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 …

Nicholas Allen, director of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts at the University of Georgia, will speak about contemporary roles for the environmental humanities, which aim to help bridge traditional divides between the sciences and the humanities. This event is part of the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere’s “Rethinking the Public Sphere: …

Whoa, where did this come from? The Antisemitism of 2022 and Its Origins Watch the recorded event Mark Oppenheimer has been covering American religion for 25 years. He holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Yale, and has taught at Stanford, Wesleyan, Wellesley, NYU, Boston College, and Yale, where he recently retired after 15 years …

Since the recent release of ChatGPT, chatbots have taken over the headlines. These AI chatbots can produce eerily human writing and speech, suggesting they are sentient beings. How do they work and how can we — or should we — work with them? What other problems will arise? Join CLAS faculty members for an engaging discussion of how chatbots are already making their presence felt on campus and how higher education may evolve alongside our robot friends.

Are you interested in interning in Washington, DC this summer? The Graham Center and the Washington Center invite you to a hybrid info session about TWC internships on Feb 9 at 3 pm. TWC is a fee-based internship opportunity that includes housing and great assistance helping you match with one of their many internship partners. …