Asia: Transnational Music, Archives, and Popular Culture
VirtualThis discussion looks at the speakers’ personal interactions and connections with music.
Authenticity, Succession, Self-Actualization: The Multiple Meanings of Training in Hong Kong Martial Arts Cinema
VirtualGong fu, the Cantonese term from which the kung fu film derives its name, has two different but related meanings: the (physical) effort required for completing a task; and the abilities and skills developed through effort and time.
2022 Joan S. Forrest Women in Leadership Forum
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLMarch is Women’s History Month — come celebrate with us as we hear from a panel of accomplished women leaders who pave the way for aspiring young professionals!
Let’s Talk: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Series
VirtualThe Let’s Talk Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Series is a monthly dialogue series that meets on the fourth Friday of each month.
Africans, in and out of Ukraine: Personal and Historical Perspectives
VirtualThis event is hosted by Center for African Studies and its "Africans in Europe" Working Group with support from the Center for European Studies and the Department of History.
“It Can Happen Here Too”: Antisemitism, Gender, and the American Past
VirtualThis lecture explores Jewish women’s encounters with this hatred and asks whether inserting women and gender will reshape the history of American antisemitism.
What We Know about the History of Pets – and What We Don’t
VirtualThe history of pets has long been a topic for social and cultural historians, but it has become particularly important for our understanding of societies’ relations with the natural world and with nonhuman animals.
Let’s Talk: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Series
VirtualThe Let’s Talk Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Series is a monthly dialogue series that meets on the fourth Friday of each month.
Easy Website Construction for Scholars
VirtualDid you know that scholars can build attractive, informative websites with no prior experience in coding or website development? Janelle Lyons will share her process of creating a website with Omeka S, a tool provided by the Libraries’ UFLib Domains service.
Primary Election Candidate Forum
VirtualThe League of Women Voters of Alachua County and the Bob Graham Center for Public Service are pleased to present a virtual primary election candidate forum. Candidates will be invited to present their platform and answer questions about relevant local issues.
Ethics of AI Information Session
VirtualJoin the Office of Professional and Workforce Development for a virtual information session on the Ethics of AI courses and the AI Micro-Credential offered by the University of Florida. Participants of this webinar will learn how the 15-hour "Ethics of AI" course can lead to an AI Micro-Credential.
General Election Candidate Forum
Pugh Hall 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLTogether with the League of Women Voters of Alachua County, the Bob Graham Center for Public Service is pleased to present an in-person general election candidate forum. Candidates from several races are invited to present their platform and answer questions about relevant local issues.
Islamic Influences in the Art of Fatimah Tuggar
Anderson Hall, Room 216 1507 W University Ave, Gainesville, FLThe speaker, Fatimah Tuggar, is an associate professor at UF's School of Art & Art History. She is also an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Global Islamic Studies. She will be talking about the influences of Islam in her own visual art works.
Environmental Leadership: Clean Water Act Turns 50
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLOctober 18, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the law that would finally regulate the industrial pollution then fouling America’s waters.
Brechner Speaker Series: Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLJoin the Bob Graham Center for Public Service for the first in the Brechner Series this year — a conversation with award-winning journalist Jason Leopold, who has been called “the most active individual FOIA litigator in the United States today.”
In the Shade of the Sunna: Salafi Piety in the 20th Century Middle East
VirtualThe speaker, Aaron Rock-Singer, is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He will be discussing his forthcoming book, “In the Shade of the Sunna: Salafi Piety in the 20th Century Middle East."
“7 First Words of the Semester”: African American Studies Program Fall Convocation
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLJoin the African American Studies program faculty as they share a few words about their research, the program and the discipline.
Civil Discourse in Education Today
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLPlease join us for a conversation about civil discourse. Dr. John Rose, associate director of the Civil Discourse Project at Duke University’s Kenan Institute for Ethics, will discuss his experiences teaching “How to Think in an Age of Political Polarization,” including his strategies for creating an atmosphere of openness and trust.
CES-C3 International Internship Student Panel
In Person and VirtualIn this session, students will share about their experiences with in-person and virtual internships abroad.
Professional Pathways in Research and Business for Humanities Graduates
VirtualDr. Allie Lawn is here to help you translate your humanities research skills for business strategy, customer insights, and UX designer jobs in startups and larger corporations. Undergraduates and graduates in the humanities are especially encouraged to attend.
American Shtetl: A Virtual Discussion with David Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg
VirtualSettled in the mid-1970s by a small contingent of Hasidic families, Kiryas Joel is an American town with few parallels in Jewish history—but many precedents among religious communities in the United States. David Myers and Nomi M. Stolzenberg will discuss how this group of pious, Yiddish-speaking Jews has grown into a thriving insular enclave and a powerful local government in upstate New York.
Why We Love Where We Live – Climate Change & Sense of Place
We all have relationships with the places we call home. As sea levels rise, temperatures increase, and the ranges of native plants and animals shift, Florida’s environment is changing and our relationships with those places must change, too. As part of the Bob Graham Center’s doctoral dissertation fellows program, we are pleased to present: “Why We Love Where We Live: Climate Change and Sense of Place.”
15th Mississippi Freedom Project Trip
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLThe Mississippi Freedom Project (MFP) is an award-winning fieldwork initiative focused on interviewing civil rights veterans and participants of the 1964 Freedom Summer. Join us to hear about the stories collected throughout the Delta including student reflections and community impact. Interested in joining MFP 2023 trip? Come and find out how!
Iranian Uprising and the Nuclear Threat
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLGerman political scientist and historian Dr. Matthias Küntzel will address the history of Iran’s relationship with the West, and explain why measures by the international community to avert Iran’s nuclear threat have failed. He will also speak about the recent uprising by Iranian women and its impact on the nuclear debate.
Bilingualism as a Human Capital
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLJoin the UF Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere and UF's Brain Language and Bilingualism Lab for a panel discussion of the 2023 Speaker Series in the Humanities.
Beyond the Headlines: Exploring Race and Newspaper Coverage in the Gainesville Sun
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FLPlease join the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center for the inaugural event in the 2023 Challenging Racism public program series.
Report of the Presidential Task Force on African American and Native American History at UF
Smathers (Library East), Room 100 1508 Union Rd, Gainesville, FLPlease join the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program for the second event in the 2023 Challenging Racism public program series.
Shi’i Traditionalism in Modern South Asia
VirtualThis online symposium will be held by UF's Center for Global Islamic Studies, organized by Dr. Ali Mian from the Department of Religion. Participating speakers include: Dr. Sajjad Rizvi from the University of Exeter; Dr. Mashal Saif from Clemson University; and Dr. Simon Wolfgang Fuchs from Albert-Ludwigs-Unviersität Freiburg
Slavic Myths Speaker Series
VirtualWho is Baba Yaga, Perun, or Wodnik? These beings and characters are found in Slavic myths and stories. Join the Center for European Studies in the first presentation of the "Slavic Myths and Fey Creatures" series with Dr. Łuczyński. He will provide an overview of Slavic mythology. Łuczyński will discuss the characters, their origins, and relationships. Learn more about this series here.
Whoa. Where Did This Come From? The Antisemitism of 2022 and Its Origins
Pugh Hall Ocora 296 Buckman Dr, Gainesville, FLJoin us for an in-person conversation with Mark Oppenheimer, religion writer and scholar. Mark Oppenheimer has been covering American religion for 25 years. He holds a PhD in religious studies from Yale.