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.
Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos on the 2011 Legislature
In a Bob Graham Center exclusive, Senate President Mike Haridopolos offered an inside look at the upcoming 2011 Florida legislative session on February 10. The event was a wide-ranging discussion of the many dire issues facing the Sunshine State in a legislative session beginning in March 2011. Among the most pressing problems: an estimated $3.6 …
Fuel, The Film: A Conversation with Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell
The award-winning environmental documentary “Fuel” was screened at the Bob Graham Center followed by a conversation with the film's writer-director, Josh Tickell, and producer, Rebecca Harrell Tickell. The film is a highly critical, in-depth, personal journey that examines a host of energy answers to America’s oil addiction, as well as offering a devastating critique of …
Civil Rights Pioneers John Due and Patricia Stephens Due
Pioneers of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement John Due and Patricia Stephens Due spoke at Pugh Hall on their experiences fighting for social justice and on what needs to be done for the future. The following is an article by the Gainesville Sun's Nate Crabbe. Florida civil rights pioneers speak at Pugh Hall More than 40 years …
Nicholas Kristof: Half the Sky
Nicholas D. Kristof, one of the most respected columnists on foreign affairs working in the world today, discussed his work and his outlook for the year ahead during a special discussion at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service on February 28. Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times since 2001, is a two-time …
Russell Dalton: The Good News is, the Bad News is Wrong
A growing chorus of political analysts claim that an uncivil, disengaged and alienated public is placing American democracy at risk--and that the young are most responsible for this trend. Dalton argues that the good news is . . . the bad news is wrong. Using a series of national public opinion surveys, he gives a …
Michael Sandel: Doing the Right Thing in Public and Private Life
Author and Harvard University Professor Michael Sandel brought his unique approach to examining the most hotly contested moral and political issues of our times to The Bob Graham Center for Public Service on March 22. He did an interactive talk that illustrated innovative approaches to thinking about controversial topics. Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert …
10 Years Later: Is Our Nation Prepared?
On the 10th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks the Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted a special session looking at what many experts consider the real possibility of biological terrorism – the next generation of weapons of mass destruction – and the threat faced by Florida’s major cities. Joining former Florida governor and U.S. …
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Justice O’Connor discussed her groundbreaking work to advance civics education in Florida across several platforms, including a successful venture developing cutting-edge, digital civics games for young students. She was joined by former Florida governor and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham and immediate past-president of the ABA Stephen Zack. The event was held at the University Auditorium. …
Jeff Klinkenberg: The Next Florida – Culture Shifts
Jeff Klinkenberg, an author, essayist and one of Florida’s leading newspaper columnists, discussed the profound cultural shifts occurring in the Sunshine State on Monday, Sept. 26 at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Klinkenberg’s appearance kicked off a series of talks on “The Next Florida,” a program looking at the emerging …
Mary Ellen Klas: The Next Florida – Legislative Preview
One of Florida’s leading political journalists shared her thoughts and perspectives on the upcoming legislative session and reflected on the current battles over redistricting at the University of Florida’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service. Mary Ellen Klas, capital bureau chief for The Miami Herald spoke as part of the “Next Florida” speaker series—a partnership …