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Ibram X. Kendi, formerly an assistant professor of African American History at the University of Florida, won the National Book Award with his second book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. His latest book, How to be An Antiracist, has become a New York Times best seller. Dr. Kendi now lives in Washington, D.C., …
New from Pulitzer Prize winning author Debbie Cenziper, Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America chronicles the story of a team of Nazi hunters at the U.S. Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who disappeared in America after World War II. "Citizen 865 …
A livestream of the event is provided at this link: https://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/cec460b235a54c72807d043de71cc1a81d?fbclid=IwAR2X_H9Eh2M7JNbI7lvYS0Dso02QSau7xpMqVZ7madeGEF_R9pOZp_QijKo You are cordially invited to attend a discussion on political division in America featuring author Jon Meacham and former Senator Bill Nelson sponsored by the George A. Smathers Libraries at the University of Florida in co-sponsorship with the Bob Graham Center at UF …
This program is free and open to the public. New from Pulitzer Prize winning author Debbie Cenziper, Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler's Hidden Soldiers in America chronicles the story of a team of Nazi hunters at the U.S. Department of Justice as they raced against time to expose members of a brutal SS killing force who …
In cooperation with the UF College of Journalism and the Florida Climate Institute, the Bob Graham Center welcomed Florida state climatologist David Zierden. His talk provided a basic but comprehensive introduction on the latest science on climate change and variability in Florida, with insights on community impacts from public health to the local farm stand. Following …
The end of fossil fuel use has been forecast across history, from William Jevons Stanley's Coal Question in 1865 to M. King Hubbert's Peak Oil in 1956, through the Green New Deal of our times. Why do we keep revising our predictions for the demise of fossil fuels? Will we ever run out? A panel of experts discussed what …
This program is free and open to the public. The end of fossil fuel use has been forecast across history, from William Jevons Stanley's Coal Question in 1865 to M. King Hubbert's Peak Oil in 1956, through the Green New Deal of our times. Why do we keep revising our predictions for the demise of fossil fuels? Will we …
The question of immigration has always been a point of debate and discussion in American politics and public life. As the United States heads into another presidential election, the dispute over immigration seems set to intensify. How might American religious history speak to how Americans might address immigration and welcome the “stranger?” Washington University distinguished …
This program is free and open to the public. The "Race and the Promise of Participation" series, organized by the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere and supported by the Graham Center, concludes with a talk from Leigh Ann Wheeler titled "Anne Moody and Voting Rights in the Era of Black Power." …
Former U.S. Senator and Governor Bob Graham and Former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson discussed relevant political topics in the Smathers Library Grand Reading Room at the University of Florida. The event was sponsored by the UF Smathers Libraries Nelson Initiative on Ethics and Leadership, the Bob Graham Center and the Levin College of Law Center for Governmental Responsibility. You …