The speech and debate teams of two historically Black colleges in Atlanta say they experienced and witnessed discriminatory acts by competitors during a recent tournament. Morehouse and Spelman ...

For the first time in the history of the Harvard Debate Council, two Black girls from Atlanta have made history as the first Black female duo to win the annual summer debate competition at Harvard ...

Ella Johanknecht admits to an inauspicious start to her debate career. “I’ve been debating since middle school,” said the senior at Anchorage’s West High. “I really used to love arguing with my ...

For legal professionals, supporting student debate is not charity. Rather, it is an investment in the next generation of ...

The art of persuasion — and the painstaking preparation for a national competition — is the focus of this moving documentary about high-school students.

The annual state debate tournament held at the beginning of this month marked a first for being hosted in an entirely online venue. It was also a standout event for Woodward Academy. With the ...

The Sociedad de Debate en Español Cornell, the University’s Spanish debate team, is preparing to showcase its skills on an international stage at an upcoming tournament at Universidad del Rosario in ...

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S WEBSITE. WELL, THOUSANDS OF DEBATE STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE RIGHT HERE IN DES MOINES. THEY’RE HERE AS THE CITY HOSTS THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE TOURNAMENT ...