We are the University of Houston’s Speech & Debate Program. Housed in the Honors College, our goals are competitive success, campus engagement, and community building.
JOIN UH DEBATE
Are you a current or prospective University of Houston student? Interested in joining the team? Click on the link below, or read on for a brief synopsis of what we do.
The team is open to the entire UH undergraduate community (main campus), whether or not you have experience in competitive debate. Being a part of the team means traveling with the squad to tournaments and competing against other universities. A team member goes to five tournaments a year at a minimum, and preparing to debate the year’s resolution requires regular preparation and extensive research.
We also bring debate to the campus through activities like public debates, and help make the community around us stronger by working with organizations like the Houston Urban Debate League and hosting high school tournaments like the Cougar Classic.
Current Resolution (2019-2020):
Resolved: The United States should restrict its nuclear forces in one or more of the following ways:
-adopting a nuclear no-first-use policy;
-eliminating one or more of the legs of its nuclear triad;
-disarming its nuclear forces.
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