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The University of Miami Debate Team began the debate season competing against students from The University of Florida and The University of Central Florida at the Sunshine State Showdown, hosted by UCF in Orlando on October 6-8. The UM Team of Freshmen Nicole Beckemeyer and…

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On November 11-13, The UM Debate captured First Place in the Novice Division of the American Debate Association Fall Championship Tournament hosted by Clarion University in Pennsylvania. Julia Lynch and Adam Kozloski defeated The US Naval Academy in semifinals and The University of Minnesota in…

On September 25-26, The UM Debate Team traveled to Gainesville, Georgia to compete in the intercollegiate tournament hosted by The University of North Georgia. The tournament featured British Parliamentary style debate. In this style, debaters must be prepared to debate without files or prepared materials…

On Tuesday, September 20, for the second consecutive year, UM Debate hosted iDebate Rwanda in a public debate on the motion, “Aid to Africa Does More Harm Than Good.” Rwanda is a country in East Africa known for only one thing the 1994 genocide against…

On October 1, the UM Debate Team sent its Policy Debaters to the campus of The University of Florida in Gainesville to compete against UF, UCF, and FSU in the Sunshine State Showdown. UDebate had an excellent showing with the team of Allana Persaud and…

On September 29 – October 2, The UM Debate Team of Natacha Larnaud and Juliana Carvajal Yepes traveled to Salem, Oregon to compete in the 6th Annual Oregon State Penitentiary Capital Toastmaster’s Debate Tournament, held inside the Oregon State Penitentiary, a maximum security prison. The…

On September 18-21, the UM Debate Team traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the season opening intercollegiate debate tournament hosted by George State University. 167 two-person teams representing 37 Universities competed across three divisions in the tournament. In the Junior Varsity Division, the team…

UM Debate hosted a debate watch for the first Presidential Campaign debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. 60 students, faculty members, and friends gathered in Shoma Hall to view the debate, play debate bingo, and react and discuss the debate.to view the debate, play…

As the new academic year approaches, University of Miami Debate Team is starting to prepare for its tournament season. We are actively recruiting both novice and experienced debaters to join us in the fall. Interested students can stop by our table during the upcoming CanesFest…