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Congressional Debate (also known as Student Congress, Legislative Debate) is a competitive interscholastic high school debate event in the United States. [1] The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) and many state associations and national invitational tournaments offer Congressional Debate as an event.
NSDA provides competitive speech and debate activities, resources, comprehensive training, scholarship opportunities, and advanced recognition to more than 140,000 students and coaches each year. The annual National Speech and Debate Tournament marks the capstone of speech and debate activities for more than 140,000 members across the country.
A 1987 study by Brenda Logue found that only 11.1% of participants in CEDA tournaments were minorities, despite 17% of college students being non-white. [66] Later studies have found similar rates, with Pamela Stepp noting that the "community has not kept up with the changing college population" in 1997. [ 65 ]
Following a series of incidents in 2014 where students at various schools sought to prevent controversial commencement speakers, [5] the Committee on Freedom of Expression at the University of Chicago was formed and charged by the President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric D. Isaacs in July 2014, to draft a statement that would articulate the University of Chicago's "overarching commitment to ...
A student demonstration in Mexico City ended in a storm of bullets on the night of October 2, 1968, an event known as the Tlatelolco massacre. Even in Pakistan, students took to the streets to protest changes in education policy, and on November 7 two college students died after police opened fire on a demonstration. [42]
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Kylie Kelce addressed graduates at Cabrini University, her alma mater, in an inspiring commencement speech as the school prepares to close after 67 years. Kelce, 32 ...
Although the literature is limited, studies show that the effects of demonstration classroom teachers includes a change of perspective in relating to students, more reflection in the teachers’ own classroom strategies, and more personal responsibility for student learning. [3] Demonstration, or clearly showing (a gamut that ranges from mere ...
The Harvard College Debating Union (previously known as the Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society) is Harvard University's only internationally competitive debate team. The union has won the most American Parliamentary Debate Association National Championships and the 2014, 2016 and 2018 World Universities Debating Championships .