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
Primer on Primaries: How the Primary Process Affects America Today
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, GainesvilleEver wondered how party primaries began? Curious about how the primary process affects America today? The Bob Graham Center hosted a dynamic panel discussion on U.S. presidential preference primaries and the current political contest featuring experts in elections, journalism, and history on March 19, 2024. Panelists were Matt Jacobs, Ph.D., Myiah Hutchens, Ph.D., and Suzanne
Balancing First Amendment Rights with Misinformation on Social Media
O'Neill Reading Rm, 2nd Floor, Pugh HallBalancing First Amendment Rights with Misinformation on Social Media is the second in the “Policy Over Pastries” series of civil discourse discussions sponsored by the Gators Vote Civic Engagement Cabinet. The purpose of the series is to pair leaders of campus student organizations with subject-matter experts and foster a productive yet relaxed small-group discussion about today’s
Name, Image and Blackness: Race and College Football
This lecture by Dr. Leonard Moore looked at the racial dynamics of college football in the South in light of recent developments: the transfer portal, NIL, conference realignment, anti-DEI legislation, and the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college admissions. The most dynamic of these developments has been Name, Image, and