Debate
Join the Liberty Debate Team
Be part of a full squad competitive debate team with a legacy of over 25 years of championship policy debate. Benefit from our full-time coaching staff and travel throughout the school year. Learn everything you need to join LU Debate and compete with a winning team at LU Debate Week.
Tuition scholarships are available for eligible first-year college debaters with or without experience, and returning junior varsity and varsity debaters.
Here, you’ll also learn graduate-level research and presentation skills that will prepare you for your future. Get trained in critical thinking and argument strategy, and gain practical communication skills.
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Travel With the Debate Team
The competitive debate season spans the entire academic year, so you can expect to travel multiple times each semester. All travel expenses are covered by LU Debate.
Places We Travel:
- George Mason University
- University of Kentucky
- United States Military Academy West Point
- Harvard University
What Debate Team Alumni Are Saying
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Tonight, we had our annual end-of-the-year banquet celebrating the 2023-2024 season. During the awards ceremony, we gave a few awards celebrating some of our debater’s accomplishments over the season.
Novice of the Year-Gabe Sanders
JV Debater of the Year- Kaleb Horne
Most Improved Award-Alyssa Shuttlesworth
Dr. Rakeem Robinson “Team Spirit”-Michela Short
Most Outstanding Debater-Michela Short
Coaches Award- Caroline Berry
Directors Award-Palmer Hamilton
Congratulations to all of our winners, and that’s a wrap on the 2023-2024 season for Liberty Debate.
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames
![Tonight, we had our annual end-of-the-year banquet celebrating the 2023-2024 season. During the awards ceremony, we gave a few awards celebrating some of our debater’s accomplishments over the season.
Novice of the Year-Gabe Sanders
JV Debater of the Year- Kaleb Horne
Most Improved Award-Alyssa Shuttlesworth
Dr. Rakeem Robinson “Team Spirit”-Michela Short
Most Outstanding Debater-Michela Short
Coaches Award- Caroline Berry
Directors Award-Palmer Hamilton
Congratulations to all of our winners, and that’s a wrap on the 2023-2024 season for Liberty Debate.
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames](https://www.liberty.edu/debate/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Tonight, we had our annual end-of-the-year banquet celebrating the 2023-2024 season. During the awards ceremony, we gave a few awards celebrating some of our debater’s accomplishments over the season.
Novice of the Year-Gabe Sanders
JV Debater of the Year- Kaleb Horne
Most Improved Award-Alyssa Shuttlesworth
Dr. Rakeem Robinson “Team Spirit”-Michela Short
Most Outstanding Debater-Michela Short
Coaches Award- Caroline Berry
Directors Award-Palmer Hamilton
Congratulations to all of our winners, and that’s a wrap on the 2023-2024 season for Liberty Debate.
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames
✨Here’s to all the moments this season that turned into memories.✨
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![✨Here’s to all the moments this season that turned into memories.✨
#ludebate #libertyuniveristy #goflames](https://www.liberty.edu/debate/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
✨Here’s to all the moments this season that turned into memories.✨
#ludebate #libertyuniveristy #goflames
✨Senior Spotlight✨
Caroline Berry started as a novice three years ago and has been a valuable team member. During Caroline on the team, she was able to clear at many tournaments this year alone. Caroline was in the Semifinals of the JV division at Harvard, the Finals of the JV breakout at the D7 tournament, and the Quarterfinals of the JV division at West Point. In past years, Caroline has been in the Octofinals of the ADA Fall Championship, Semifinals of ADA Nationals, and JV/Novice Nationals. But even as a Novice, Caroline was a strong debater winning the Rutgers Invitational, being in the Semifinals of the West Point Debate Tournament, being in the Novice breakout of the CEDA National Tournament, and being in the Quarters of the Owen L Coon Memorial at Northwestern, Texas Open and the UMW Debate Tournament.
But Caroline is more than her IMPRESSIVE accomplishments. While being a strong competitor, Caroline was also able to be a strong student allowing her to be named a two-time CEDA National Debate Scholar, Magna Cum Laude.
We will miss you, Caroline, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!! Good luck!!
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames
![✨Senior Spotlight✨
Caroline Berry started as a novice three years ago and has been a valuable team member. During Caroline on the team, she was able to clear at many tournaments this year alone. Caroline was in the Semifinals of the JV division at Harvard, the Finals of the JV breakout at the D7 tournament, and the Quarterfinals of the JV division at West Point. In past years, Caroline has been in the Octofinals of the ADA Fall Championship, Semifinals of ADA Nationals, and JV/Novice Nationals. But even as a Novice, Caroline was a strong debater winning the Rutgers Invitational, being in the Semifinals of the West Point Debate Tournament, being in the Novice breakout of the CEDA National Tournament, and being in the Quarters of the Owen L Coon Memorial at Northwestern, Texas Open and the UMW Debate Tournament.
But Caroline is more than her IMPRESSIVE accomplishments. While being a strong competitor, Caroline was also able to be a strong student allowing her to be named a two-time CEDA National Debate Scholar, Magna Cum Laude.
We will miss you, Caroline, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!! Good luck!!
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames](https://www.liberty.edu/debate/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
✨Senior Spotlight✨
Caroline Berry started as a novice three years ago and has been a valuable team member. During Caroline on the team, she was able to clear at many tournaments this year alone. Caroline was in the Semifinals of the JV division at Harvard, the Finals of the JV breakout at the D7 tournament, and the Quarterfinals of the JV division at West Point. In past years, Caroline has been in the Octofinals of the ADA Fall Championship, Semifinals of ADA Nationals, and JV/Novice Nationals. But even as a Novice, Caroline was a strong debater winning the Rutgers Invitational, being in the Semifinals of the West Point Debate Tournament, being in the Novice breakout of the CEDA National Tournament, and being in the Quarters of the Owen L Coon Memorial at Northwestern, Texas Open and the UMW Debate Tournament.
But Caroline is more than her IMPRESSIVE accomplishments. While being a strong competitor, Caroline was also able to be a strong student allowing her to be named a two-time CEDA National Debate Scholar, Magna Cum Laude.
We will miss you, Caroline, and can’t wait to see what the future holds for you!! Good luck!!
#ludebate #libertyuniversity #goflames