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UM Shines at the 2022 ADA National Tournament

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The UM policy debate team exceled at their first in person tournament in literally two year. On March 5-7, 2022, four teams from the University of Miami competed in the American Debate Association (ADA) National Debate Tournament hosted at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. In…

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UM Debate Team wins Championships 2021

UM Debate Wins Championships

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Left: Anna Heinzen and John Oliva Right: Mollie Blank and Leah Casteneda On the weekend of October 22-24, UM Debate competed in two online debate tournaments, and won both! The UM Debate Intercollegiate Debate Program, unlike most college debate programs, competes in multiple formats of…

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UM Senior Wins Prestigious Debate Award

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By: Jabria Roscoe Julia Lynch, an avid debater and finance and legal studies major at UM, is the recipient of the prestigious Julia Burke Award for Character and Excellence. Lynch received the award at the American Debate Association National Championship tournament on Mar. 8 in Las…

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Policy Debate Duo Competes in Detroit

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Over the weekend of Oct. 25, 2019, the University of Miami policy debate team of Zachary Homeijer and Julia Lynch competed in the Varsity division of the Wayne State Ziegelmueller Invitational in Detroit, Michigan. During the competitive two days of debates, Miami defeated teams from…

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Leading Through Debate

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Of the many qualities that make a person a leader, Dewayne (DJ) Washington, a senior at the University of Miami, possesses all of them. Washington comes from Raleigh, NC, with a passion for football and numbers. While in high school, he wanted to combine his two…

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Debate Team Goes to Prison

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Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs. There are more than 16,000 chapters of Toastmasters worldwide. One of the most unique chapters is in the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, Oregon. Since…

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