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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

President Jimmy Carter

In a last-minute switch, former President Jimmy Carter stepped in for his wife Rosalynn Carter (who came down with a bug) and appeared at the University of Florida Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The topic of the speech remained as planned, a discussion on mental illness. President Carter spoke about his wife's book, Within

Martha Barnett and Bob Graham – A Conversation on Citizenship

Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham and legal pioneer and Knight Fellow Martha Barnett discussed the importance of civic engagement on Wednesday, March 18 in the Pugh Hall Ocora. Barnett, former American Bar Association president and retired senior partner at Holland and Knight, is the Bob Graham Center Knight Fellow in-Residence for spring

Seven Years a Hostage with Terry Anderson

In March 1985, Associated Press reporter Terry Anderson was abducted off the streets in Beirut and held at the mercy of his Hezbollah Shiite captors. He lived for nearly seven years in chains wondering fearfully if each day would be his last. But his spirit soared beyond captivity, and he never gave up, nor did