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Servant Leadership Panel Discussion

The value of servant leadership -- where leaders seek first to serve -- has been a hallmark of UF President Kent Fuchs' call for increased devotion to community service and learning guided by local leaders. On Friday, April 16 we had a panel discussion on continuing to develop aspects of servant leadership in our individual

Data & Democracy: Sylvester Johnson

As part of the Center for Humanities and the Public Sphere’s multi-year series on ‘Rethinking the Public Sphere’, please join us for a talk given by Sylvester Johnson of Virginia Tech's Center for the Humanities and Department of Religion and Culture Friday April 23rd, 2021 on “Will Robots Feel Pain? The Politics of Race, the Governance

Careers in Public Service: Nonprofit and Government Sectors

The Bob Graham Center for Public Service hosted Jerry Bruno, Gator grad ('12) and Graham Center alum, on May 12 for the first of the Careers in Public Service summer series in professional development events with Beyond120. Mr. Bruno spoke with students and recent graduates about his experiences at UF and in city government that

Science-Related Careers in Public Service

This was the second in our summertime 'Careers in Public Service' series with recent Gator grads who are now professionals in public health and science-related careers. You can watch a recording of this event here. Students got to talk to these grads and learn more about this growing niche in the public service sector and

Careers in International Public Service

This was the final event in our three-part virtual summertime professional development series with Gator grads, Anya Prusa ('09) and Mia Arnold ('18) who are now professionals in international public service. This series was in partnership with Beyond120. A recording of this event is available here. Students got to ask these Gator grads about their

September 11: Foreign Policy Implications 20 Years Later

The Bob Graham Center held a foreign policy discussion on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 about the events of September 11, 2001, and their continued relevance to the politics and societies of the world. This was a special Q&A with Bob Graham Center director and leading expert on U.S.–Middle East Relations, Dr. Matt Jacobs. Participants had

Mignon Clyburn: Overcoming America’s Digital Divide

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Mignon Clyburn spoke at the University of Florida on September 9 about expanding broadband access to marginalized communities in the United States as part of a new speaker series from the UF Warrington College of Business Digital Markets Initiative and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service. The free

Careers in Public Service: Mignon Clyburn

This event occurred on Thursday, September 9, 2021 and a recording is available here. -- The Careers in Public Service series in partnership with Beyond120 brings prominent figures in the community back to the Bob Graham Center to share their career insights and answer any questions that students have. We are pleased to announce that

Internship Info Session – Tallahassee & Washington DC

Through its partnership with the University of Florida Office of Government and Community Relations, the  Bob Graham Center for Public Service offers exciting opportunities for UF students to intern in the nation’s Capital or in Florida's legislative session in Tallahassee each year. We have scheduled a free in-person information session for students interested in either the

Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy

If you wanted to build a machine that would distribute propaganda to millions of people, distract them from important issues, energize hatred and bigotry, erode social trust, undermine respectable journalism, foster doubts about science, and engage in massive surveillance all at once, you would make something a lot like Facebook. Of course, none of that