JOIN

  • TRAVEL
     

    TRAVEL

    Our team travels to multiple tournaments across the country each semester – and the program covers the costs!

  • EXPERIENCE & EMPOWER
     

    EXPERIENCE & EMPOWER

    Embrace a unique opportunity to enhance your college experience.

  • PROVEN SUCCESS
     

    PROVEN SUCCESS

    Debate experience is a valuable skill for many professions, such as communication studies, political science, and law.

  • LEARN NEW SKILLS
     

    LEARN NEW SKILLS

    Many students say that debate taught them critical thinking skills that turned out to be essential later in life.

Join UM Debate

Meeting Times

UM Debate’s weekly meetings are on Wednesdays from 5:05-7:30pm in Dooly 107. Additional meetings and practices are scheduled as needed. Students who attend the meetings are eligible for course credit by signing up for COS 304: Intercollegiate Debate Theory and Practice. No prior experience required. New members and interested UM students are always welcome throughout the year.

Squad Room

The UM Debate team squad room is room 2056 in the School of Communication International Building (CIB 2056). The squad room is a useful place to meet, practice, work, organize, and store debate materials. Access to the room is for members of the debate team only.

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the team and would like to find out more information, contact the Director of Debate, Patrick Waldinger at waldinger@miami.edu and to follow the UM Debate Team Instagram.