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.
With the Debate Team, you’ll learn how to grow in 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.
Debate has introduced me to a world of people, cultures, and ideas that have helped shape who I am. It has shown me that learning critical thinking and complex problem-solving isn’t just found in the classroom.
Dr. Amanda Koch
There is nothing like competitive debate to encourage deep research and sharp thinking while also building empathy with other viewpoints.
Dr. Zach Gautier
My experience doing college debate at Liberty was so practical in refining the key skills that I’ve needed in my career - critical thinking, research, writing, speaking, and the ability to see both sides of an issue. It also allowed me to manage the rigors of my master’s and doctoral work.
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.
And that’s a wrap on ADA Nationals hosted by Emory University!
Thank you to the ADA committee and the Emory University Debate team @barkleyforum for putting on a fantastic tournament and a great weekend of debate.
While the season for our Novice and Junior Varsity debaters have officially come to a close, our Varsity debaters still have one more tournament. In just a couple of weeks, they will compete at the National Debate Tournament hosted by the University of Houston for our final tournament.
🔥 Elimination Rounds: Liberty DS (Olivia & Nathan) – Quarterfinalists Liberty PT (Sophia & Ava) – Quarterfinalists Liberty HH (Isaac & Isaiah) – Octofinalists
Congratulations to our novice debaters on wrapping up an amazing first season! Each of them began debate just this August, and in a short time they have already achieved some incredible things. We are so proud of the growth, determination, and heart they’ve shown this year, and we are so grateful to have them as part of the Liberty Debate family.
This weekend Liberty Debate competed at the American Debate Association National Tournament hosted by Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and our Varsity squad had a strong showing.
