UM Debate is ranked #11 in the nation!

The first National Intercollegiate Debate Rankings for 2013 have been posted, and The University of Miami Debate Team is ranked among the nation’s elite.  In the National Debate Tournament (NDT) rankings, UM placed 11th (of 115 member schools), and the Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) rankings place UM at #12.  UM is second in the Southeast Region to Wake Forest, who is ranked 6th by the NDT and 5th by CEDA. Rankings are based on an accumulation of ballots won across all divisions of debate. ...

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An amazing showing for the Canes at the West Point Debate Tournament

The University of Miami Debate Team traveled to West Point, New York on October 18-21 to compete at the US Military Academy. As a squad, the team won 26 debates, losing only 12. Four of five UM Teams entered in the tournament advanced into the elimination (award) rounds). In a field of 42 teams in novice debate, UM teams finished the preliminary debates seeded 4, 5, and 13, and advanced into the semifinals.  In Junior Varsity, UM was the 9th seed.  In the Junior Varsity Division, David Silverman and Spencer George compiled a preliminary debate record of 4-2, but lost a 2-1 decision in the sweet sixteen to Liberty University. The UM Novice team of Valentina Valdez and Nate Nunez also had a 4-2 record in the prelims, and defeated...

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Results from the Sunshine State Showdown at UCF

In order to generate more opportunities for debate competition closer to home, and to promote the growth on debate programs in Florida, UM Debate led the organization of the first Sunshine State Showdown Intercollegiate Debate Tournament, held at The University of Central Florida in Orlando on October 12.  The tournament was hosted by UCF, and run by UM Faculty David Steinberg and Patrick Waldinger.  UF, FSU, USF, UCF, and UM participated.  That the event was held was a success for us, and it offered the opportunity to involve 12 UM Debaters (and lots of other student debaters from Florida) in an excellent day of debate competition.  For nine UM students, it was their first time to enter an intercollegiate policy debate...

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