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Dallas, TX
Dallas Baptist University Debate
Dallas Baptist University’s Patriot Debate Team competes in IPDA public debate, including individual debate and the two-person TIPDA team division.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Berkeley, CA
Debate Society of Berkeley
A parliamentary debate organization at UC Berkeley.
American parliamentary · British parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Los Angeles, CA
Debate Union at UCLA
UCLA’s British Parliamentary debate union welcomes new members year-round and prepares through weekly practice, drills and tournament competition.
British Parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Chicago, IL
DePaul Speech and Debate Society
A DePaul student society for speech, debate and public speaking.
Activity unconfirmed
Pleasant Hill, CA
Diablo Valley College Speech and Debate
Diablo Valley College’s speech and debate program in the East Bay.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Boston, MA
Emerson Speech and Debate Team
Boston intercollegiate forensics team centered on IPDA debate, with a multi-event speech program.
IPDA public debate
Activity unconfirmed
Los Altos Hills, CA
Foothill College Speech and Debate Team
Speech and parliamentary debate at Foothill College.
Activity unconfirmed
Bronx, NY
Fordham Debate Society
Fordham’s debate society, listed among Rose Hill student organizations.
Activity unconfirmed
Chestnut Hill, MA
Fulton Debating Society
Boston College’s debate society, based in the Communication department in Chestnut Hill.
Activity unconfirmed
Fairfax, VA
George Mason Debate Team
George Mason’s intercollegiate policy debate team is listed separately from the university’s Forensics team.
Policy debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Washington, DC
Georgetown Debate
Georgetown’s university-backed collegiate policy team has four National Debate Tournament championships and a 2026 semifinal finish.
Policy debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Washington, DC
Georgetown Parliamentary Debate Team
Georgetown’s APDA parliamentary team won first place at the league’s September 2026 Maryland tournament.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Spokane, WA
Gonzaga University Debate
Gonzaga Debate offers intercollegiate competition and public debate events that connect campus and community audiences.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Washington, DC
GW Parliamentary Debate Society
GW’s student-run APDA team won the league’s 2026 Club of the Year award and competed in fall 2026.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Palatine, IL
Harper Speech and Debate Team
Harper College’s speech and debate team in Palatine.
Activity unconfirmed
Cambridge, MA
Harvard College Debating Union
A student-run parliamentary debate organization at Harvard College.
American parliamentary · British parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Cambridge, MA
Harvard Debate Council
Harvard College’s intercollegiate policy debate organization.
Policy
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Hempstead, NY
Hofstra Speech and Debate Team
Hofstra Forensics combines debate and individual speech events on Long Island.
Activity unconfirmed
Baltimore, MD
Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Debate Council
Hopkins’s undergraduate council practices American and British parliamentary debate and supports students entering tournaments.
American parliamentary debate · British parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Livermore, CA
Las Positas College Talk Hawks
The Talk Hawks combine a forensics class with collegiate competition in Livermore.
Activity unconfirmed
Los Angeles, CA
LMU Debate Program
Loyola Marymount’s open collegiate debate program sits within Communication Arts & Advocacy and competes in intercollegiate formats.
Policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Pittsburg, CA
Los Medanos College Debate Team
Los Medanos College’s debate team in the East Bay.
Activity unconfirmed
Chicago, IL
Loyola University Chicago Debate Society
British parliamentary debate and campus public debates at Loyola Chicago.
British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Moraga, CA
Macken Debate and Speech Team
Moraga parliamentary debate team that welcomes students new to competition and won the 2026 NPDA national championship.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
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- University of California, Berkeley: Gku. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- University of California, Los Angeles: Alton. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- DePaul University: Kris Gallagher. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Diablo Valley College: Bill Larkins. CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Emerson College: John Phelan. CC BY 3.0.
- Foothill College: Jatkins679. Public domain.
- Fordham University: Howchou. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Boston College: BCLicious. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- George Mason University: Wehwalt. CC BY 4.0.
- Georgetown University: Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz). CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Gonzaga University: Carlito8846. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- The George Washington University: Another Believer. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Harper College: Mysterymanblue. CC0.
- Harvard University: Daderot.. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Hofstra University: Oganguly. CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Johns Hopkins University: Daderot. Public domain.
- Las Positas College: Zedla. Cc-by-sa-3.0.
- Loyola Marymount University: Mishigaki at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Los Medanos College: Wikimedia Commons contributor. Public domain.
- Loyola University Chicago: Amerique. CC BY 3.0.
- Saint Mary’s College of California: Cristiano Tomás. CC BY-SA 4.0.