First Chase Urban Debate National Champion Crowned
Lane Tech High School, from the host city of Chicago, won the first Chase Urban Debate National Championship. The championship was hosted by the NAUDL recently at the Northwestern University downtown campus. More>>
Winner of the Top Speaker Award
Central High School Senior Sean Easterwood of Kansas City won the Top Speaker award at the first Chase Urban Debate National Championship. In the process he earned a $2,500 scholarship that he will use to attend the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the fall. The scholarship was provided through the generosity of Holland & Knight LLP. More>>
Diana Dunker Named Urban Debate Alumnus of the Year
Diana Dunker debated for Science High School of Newark from 1985-89 during a time when very few urban school debaters competed on the high school national circuit. During her varsity years she and her partner were invited to numerous national round robins and qualified twice for the NFL National Tournament as well as the Tournament of Champions. More>>
Urban Debaters Split Over Democratic Debate in Nevada
A panel of high school debaters from the nations’ Urban Debate
Leagues was as divided on the outcome of a Democratic Presidential debate
as American voters have been thus far in their selection of a favorite.
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The Great Debaters
The
NAUDL is joining forces with The Weinstein Company in cross-promotional
efforts concerning a new film scheduled for release this holiday season
called The Great Debaters. The film has already been nominated
for a Golden Globe award in the category “Best Picture, Drama.” More>>
NAUDL Announces First Annual Chase Urban Debate National Championship
We
are thrilled to announce that the NAUDL will host the first annual Chase
Urban Debate National Championship in Chicago, Illinois, on April 3-6,
2008. The Championship will bring together approximately 70 outstanding
high school students, accomplished coaches, and dedicated administrators
from nearly 20 Urban Debate Leagues around the country for a weekend
of competition, conferencing, and community. More>
Scott Deatherage named Executive Director of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues
The Board of Directors of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL) has named Dr. Larry Scott Deatherage as its Executive Director. Dr. Deatherage’s appointment concludes a four month nationwide search across the for profit business sector as well as the fields of non-profit administration, public education, and academic debate. More>>
NAUDL Distributes Debate Topic Materials Throughout the Urban Debate Network
For the fifth consecutive year the NAUDL has produced its Argument and Research Kit for free distribution and use by all UDL coaches and debaters. This year’s national debate topic – debated by all UDL teams as well as all non-UDL teams that participate in Policy Debate – is “Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa.” This year’s 700+ page Kit, whose principal author and researcher is NAUDL contractor and Boston UDL Co-Director Andrew Brokos, comprises a full set of Cases and Negative positions in the Core Files, a set of Argument Summaries, a Research Guide, and a Topic Bibliography. More>>
