bob graham center

The appointment formalizes Vernetson’s leadership of the center’s academic programs, strategic priorities and community partnerships.

Through the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, the Washington and Tallahassee internship programs give students from various majors valuable experience and their first taste of life in politics.

Initiated with a $100 million donation from Chesky to the Obama Foundation, the scholarship is now in its fourth year and focuses on students with a passion for public service.

Historic Graham family endowment secures the future of UF civic education.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences congratulates several faculty members on their recent appointments as leaders of their respective departments.

This recognition celebrates Graham’s extraordinary lifetime of public service, his commitment to civic leadership and his enduring legacy through the Bob Graham Center for Public Service.

National pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson will headline the University of Florida’s “2024 & Beyond: Insights and the Future of Campaigning” conference on February 4, 2025.

This free, public event will feature a guest lecture by Hasan Kwame Jeffries on Afrofuturism and Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision for America.

On a warm June day, under the shade of her home’s carport near Sanders Beach in the Florida Panhandle, 69-year-old Dixie Wilkinson spoke and seven University of Florida students listened. Wilkinson told the students about her childhood, growing up on the land her family owned for more than 150 years along the shore of Pensacola […]

Eduardo Linardi, a University of Florida third-year student, is one of 100 students nationally selected to receive the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service.

Growing up in Pensacola, REBECCA BURTON had a front-row seat to the Gulf of Mexico, where the power of the American Sea to build communities over the decades and to wipe them away in a season has been unfolding since long before the first Europeans arrived on its shores. She saw how development and industry […]

The University of Florida celebrates the life of Bob Graham, highlighting his distinguished career in public service, advocacy for education, and enduring impact on Florida’s political landscape.

Through a collection of photographs curated by the Bob Graham Center for Public Service, we celebrate the remarkable life of Bob Graham. From pivotal moments in his career to intimate snapshots of personal triumphs, each image shows the joy, determination, and compassion that defined his journey.

The University of Florida made the list of ALL IN Campus Democracy’s 2022 most engaged campuses for college student voting. The Bob Graham Center for Public Service has been tasked with leading the charge toward nonpartisan democratic engagement.

The fellows are in the final semester of their graduate research and will receive a $9,000 stipend to support the completion of their dissertation.

Honoring the life and legacy of Liberal Arts and Sciences champion David Colburn.