Our Mission
Being better in Competition, Conversations & the Community
The mission of the NYU Debate team is excellence at every level with a focus on Novice Nationals, JV Nationals, the NDT and the CEDA National Championships while creating platforms to empower diverse voices. Debate teaches you problem solving, critical thinking, research and information filtering skills. It requires students to debate both sides of the topic fostering respect for other perspectives. NYU debaters become more persuasive through rebuttals, more insightful through cross-examination, and more reflective through evidence evaluation. They also discover a tool for activism, scholarship and finding their voice .
Highlights
Year after year, NYU CEDA debaters excel on and off-campus.
Policy Debate
This season NYU participated in 15 events. They won 4 championships, with 23 debaters securing speaker & team awards. NYUCEDA won 11 National Debate Scholar Awards, and qualified as the undefeated top seed at the District Eight Championships.
IPPF
NYU's 70 team members and coaches contributed over 350 community service hours to its partnership with the Brewer Foundation administering the International Public Policy Forum (IPPF). as essay graders, moderators, judges and student ambassadors
In the Community
Beyond their involvement as successful national high school and middle school debate coaches, NYU CEDA debaters, alumni & coaches are fixtures in the community advancing research and advocacy projects across NYC.
Benefits of Participating in debate with NYU-CEDA
1. Expand your knowledge base. Through research, argument preparation and intercollegiate competition, debaters across the country develop in-depth knowledge and new perspectives about politics, philosophy, current events, social justice and policy decision-making. 2. Foster critical thinking skills. Since teams prepare and debate both sides, debaters strengthen their critical thinking and analytical skills as they refine strategies, evaluate evidence and fortify their rebuttal stories between tournaments. 3. Improve public speaking ability. Students have the opportunity to work on word choice, volume, rate, pitch and other elements of delivery as they gain confidence as effective communicators in and outside of rounds. 4. Enhanced research skills. Preparing for debates requires extensive research on a wide range of topics. This process helps students develop strong research skills and the capacity to locate and analyze relevant information. 5. Improved problem-solving skills. Debating against intellectually-gifted students with excellent coaching staffs can be frustrating at the start. However, debate is an incredible teacher that can help you rise above seemingly insurmountable challenges. Students learn to think on their feet, listen carefully, and use their skills to triumph in intellectual combat. 6. Teamwork and collaboration skills. In CEDA debate, you not only work with a partner but students work together to research, prepare, and present arguments so it doesn’t overwhelm your schoolwork commitments. Learning to communicate and be reliable are great preparations for the workplace. When one teammate wins, it’s a victory for the entire NYU squad. 7. Improved academic skills. The consensus of local and national studies over the past two decades demonstrate that debate significantly improves written and oral communication, critical thinking, research abilities and reading comprehension. The speed of debate also enhances your ability to process information quickly and respond effectively
E-Board Transition, NDT/CEDA Topic Prep, Debate Training for Newcomers, Orient Incoming HS LD & C-X debaters
"Immutable" World Premiere, Summer Meetings, Division Swap Debates. Newcomer Training, Clubfest Preparations
Finalize AFF/Neg Core Strategies, Review
