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College Park, MD
Maryland Parliamentary Debate Society
The University of Maryland’s student parliamentary debate society competes in American Parliamentary Debate Association tournaments.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Crystal Lake, IL
McHenry County College Speech and Debate
McHenry County College welcomes all students to its Speech and Debate Club; meetings are open with no audition.
Activity unconfirmed
Cambridge, MA
MIT Arabic Debate Club
An MIT Engage student organization developing critical thinking, public speech and Arabic-language skills through debate.
Activity unconfirmed
Palos Hills, IL
Moraine Valley Speech and Debate Team
Moraine Valley invites students to join its Speech and Debate Team, which competes with colleges across Illinois.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Cicero, IL
Morton College Speech and Debate
Morton College’s Speech and Debate program includes Public Debate and was represented in the completed 2026 IPDA National Championship.
International Public Debate (IPDA)
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Naperville, IL
North Central College Forensics Team (Speech & Debate)
North Central College’s Forensics Team is a competitive intercollegiate Speech & Debate activity; the college’s 2025 guide says no experience is needed.
Activity unconfirmed
Boston, MA
Northeastern Debate Society
Northeastern’s collegiate debate society for regional and national competition.
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Evanston, IL
Northwestern Debate Society
An intercollegiate debate program with travel support and opportunities for newcomers.
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Evanston, IL
Northwestern Parliamentary Debate Union
Northwestern’s student parliamentary debate union in Evanston.
American parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
New York, NY
NYU Parliamentary Debate Union
NYU’s Parliamentary Debate Union, with practice resources and a joining pathway.
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
New York, NY
NYU Policy Debate
NYU’s policy debate program, with competition and debate outreach.
Policy
Activity unconfirmed
Fremont, CA
Ohlone College Forensics Team
Fremont collegiate forensics team that competed in Open IPDA at the 2026 Talk Hawk Invitational and hosted the 2026 NCFA Spring Fling.
International Public Debate Association format
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Tulsa, OK
Oral Roberts University Debate Team
Oral Roberts’ competitive debate team participates in IPDA and Team IPDA; the university links team membership to its COM 400–Debate course.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Costa Mesa, CA
Orange Coast College Speech, Debate, and Theater Team
OCC’s co-curricular forensics team combines speech and debate competition with a college course option; documented events include parliamentary team debate and IPDA.
American parliamentary · IPDA public debate
Activity unconfirmed
Berkeley, CA
Parliamentary Debate at Berkeley
Student-run Berkeley parliamentary team that qualified for the 2026 NPDA and NPTE national tournaments and has won three NPDA national titles.
American parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Chestnut Hill, MA
Parliamentary Debating Union of Boston College
A separately listed student debate organization at Boston College.
Activity unconfirmed
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena City College Speech and Debate Team
PCC welcomes beginner and experienced competitors in intercollegiate speech and debate, with parliamentary debate listed in the 2026–27 catalog.
Activity unconfirmed
Philadelphia, PA
Penn Debate Society
Penn’s student-run debate team competes in British and American Parliamentary formats and on the APDA circuit.
American parliamentary debate · British parliamentary debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Malibu, CA
Pepperdine Waves Debate
Seaver College’s open-entry debate program combines British Parliamentary competition, Social Justice Debates and collaborative campus discourse.
British Parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Washington, DC
Philodemic Society
A Georgetown student debating society with public-speaking workshops, mentorship and social events.
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Kentfield, CA
Political Debate Club at College of Marin
College of Marin club for respectful discussion of political questions and practice in argumentation, critical thinking and public speaking.
Activity unconfirmed
Princeton, NJ
Princeton Debate Panel
Princeton’s APDA debating society competes in collegiate parliamentary tournaments and hosts the spring Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Debate Tournament.
American parliamentary debate
Activity unconfirmed
Queens, NY
Queens College Speech and Debate Society
Queens College’s speech and debate society, combining competition and campus practice.
Activity unconfirmed
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