The University of Miami Debate Team is housed in the Wolfson School of Communication at the Universi
It is the philosophy of the UM Debate Team that excellence is achieved through intensity of work effort and commitment, and that competitive success follows naturally from the achievement of excellence. Debate should help develop and promote citizenship, advocacy, and activism. We value and promote diversity in team composition, argument style and selection, team activities, and all decision making.
04/08/2022
https://com.miami.edu/2022/04/08/duo-places-among-top-10-in-debate-competition/
Duo Places Among Top 10 in Debate Competition By Barbara Gutierrez Students Iman Sami and Delphine Djomo represented the University of Miami in the Social Justice Debates, held at Morehouse College in Atlanta, that centered on the merits of desegregating schools. At a time in which social justice issues are being discussed in many spheres of ou...
03/01/2021
Congratulations to our amazing Policy Debates, who on Friday crushed their debates against GSU and Stamford! Mollie Blank and Gabriela Hernandez came out as 1st Place and Top Team overall! Individually, Leah Castaneda earned a 3rd place Rookie Speaking position in her very first tournament! Mollie Blank earned Top Speaker for the tournament. Blessing Iyiegbu earned the 4th place Speaking award and Gabriela Hernandez earned the 2nd place Speaking Award. So proud of our incredible debaters! ✨💯🤩🏆
Congratulations Delphine and Micah won their semifinal debate over George Washington U and will advance into the final round of the Social Justice Debate Championship!! Go Canes!!!!
10/06/2020
Check out UM's Directors of Debate, Dave Steinberg & Patrick Waldinger's, article about tomorrow's Vice Presidential Debate!
Opinion: Vice-presidential debate expected to draw a big audience The University of Miami debate team coaches note that the age of the presidential candidates, President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, and the uncertainty of 2020 are elevating the vice-presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.
10/06/2020
Congratulations to UM's debate team of Kerra Masso and Artem Sviridov making it to the Octafinal Round of the United States Universities Debating Championship, the National Championship for British Parliamentary style debate.
This tournament was originally scheduled for April, but was moved to this weekend. Of 150 of the country’s best BP debate teams, our team advanced into the round of 32.
This is an outstanding achievement, and the second consecutive year in which UM has advanced into the “playoffs” (the elimination rounds) at USUDC Nationals.
10/02/2020
Check out UM Debate President, Zach Homeijer's take on the first Presidential "debate" from a debater's perspective!
Opinion: Presidential debate was ‘incoherent’ The president of the University of Miami Debate Team provides his analysis of the first presidential debate between President Donald J. Trump and former vice president Joseph Biden.
09/29/2020
Join the UM Debate Team & , in partnership with the Commission on Presidential Debates, for a Debate Watch of tonight's first Presidential Debate.
Registration required. Link in bio.
09/28/2020
https://news.miami.edu/stories/2020/09/what-will-it-take-for-trump-to-win-the-upcoming-debate.html
What will it take for Trump to win the upcoming debate? The first presidential debate between President Donald J. Trump and former vice president and democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden will be held at 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The University of Miami’s assistant director of debate offers his insigh...
09/28/2020
https://news.miami.edu/stories/2020/09/what-will-it-take-for-biden-to-win-the-upcoming-debate.html
What will it take for Biden to win the upcoming debate? The first presidential debate between President Donald J. Trump and former vice president and democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden will be held at 9 p.m. Sept. 29 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The University of Miami’s director of debate offers his insights.
09/23/2020
live link to registration at https://debate.miami.edu/
07/29/2020
UM Debate was proud to host you all virtually this summer! Go 'Canes!
Students Thrive During Hurricane Debate Institute's Virtual Summer Camp By: Karina Valdes As summer camps all over the country were closing due to COVID-19, professors at the University of Miami School of Communication worked quickly to move the annual Hurricane Debate Institute (HDI) to an online format. This summer camp
05/21/2020
Spread the word! We hope to see U there! 🙌
http://debate.miami.edu/hdi/
The 2020 UM Hurricane Debate Institute is going virtual! Join us this summer for speech and debate classes.
http://debate.miami.edu/hdi/
