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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.

Latest Past Events

Careers in Public Service: City of Gainesville

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Join us on Tuesday, November 9 at 5 PM for a virtual conversation with two Gator Grads who chose public service careers in local government, tackling the day-to-day issues that impact most of our lives. Hear from Karissa Raskin and Kathleen Kauffman as they share about their work with the City of Gainesville and what led them

Topple: Reimagining Monuments

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Monument Lab Director and Co-founder Paul Farber shares insights on the reckoning and reimagining of our nation’s monuments. Over the last decade, artists, activists and cultural organizers have pushed the status quo in public art, especially to reckon with symbols and systems of power and injustice. Farber explores current practices and debates around art, memory,

An Evening with Bestselling Science Journalist Sam Kean

Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville

The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science. Science is a force for good in the world. But sometimes in history, obsession has pushed a noble pursuit into something sinister. The University of Florida’s Science Journalist in Residence program presents an evening with bestselling science journalist