Tags: Debate Pedagogy

The official start to the 2014 Georgia Debate Institutes begins tomorrow afternoon as kids from around Georgia and around the country - from New Mexico to Maryland, from Illinois to Florida - come to Athens to register for the 2 week policy camp. The two labs at the camp are the Gibson/Malsin lab and the Grellinger/Watson lab.  Over the two week period, the kids will work on developing their debate skills through the combination of targeted…

Here's a great article about the powerful educational benefits of debate from a fellow debater and debate coach! 

Mission Statement: The University of Georgia Debate team is committed to facilitating a positive policy debate experience for students in an inclusive environment.

Initial details regarding the 2014 Georgia Debate Institute are now available.  The included flier has the GDI's confirmed faculty, dates, pricing, and features!  We're excited to see a new, larger crop of kids in Athens this summer.  If you have any questions, please email Hays Watson @ whwatson@gmail.com or georgiadebateinstitutes@gmail.com. Go Dawgs! Downloads 2014 GDI Flier

Thinking about the Georgia Debate Institutes (GDI) but worried about NFLs? If you're attending NFLs this summer but would still like to attend the GDI, please let us know. Whether it is 1 day missed or the entire week, we can work around your NFL schedule to ensure you attend and enjoy the GDI.  Email us about your situation and to find out more about our prorated prices at georgiadebateinstitutes@gmail.com!

The Georgia Debate Union and the Richard B. Russell Library are excited to announce the 1st Annual Russell Scholars Debate.  The topic will be whether or not the Federal Government should substantially increase domestic energy production in the United States. On the affirmative will be Robert Galerstein and Shyam Shanker while Austin Layton and Chetan Hebbale will go negative.  The debate is scheduled for April 25th, 7pm at the Special…

Friends and Colleagues,               The University of Georgia Debate Union is pleased to invite you to the Fifteenth Annual Bulldog Debates that will be held in Athens, Georgia, on March 1stthrough March 3rd, 2013. We wish to make this year’s Bulldog Debates an enjoyable and educational experience. Last year, our tournament drew 100 teams from three states. We are a TOC Qualifier in…

On October 13th, the University of Georgia Debate Union will host the Southern regional championship of the Great Communicator Debate Series.  This is a national competition sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Foundation.   The regional tournament will draw students from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee.  The student who wins the tournament in Athens will compete in the national finals at the…

The following is an email exchange between myself and Richard Lappin, one of the foremost authors on the subject of how to define democracy assistance. I want to thank him for providing a thorough response to the questions I raised. (He quotes the questions in his responses, but I would be happy to forward the full exchange to any interested parties.) William Mosley-Jensen   Email Text: Dear William, My thanks once again for contacting me…

Effective immediately, UGA will offer to provide our set of electronic backfiles to any new or emerging college program that requests it and genuinely cites a lack of evidence as a barrier to participation. Electronic backfiles include: Impact files (heg, growth, space, etc.) Neg generics (consequentialism, theory) Critique answers (other than those that are topic-specific) Aff generics (referendum answers, con-con answers, etc.) Answers to…