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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
Bloomington, IN
Hoosier Debate
Hoosier Debate is a student program for policy debate that welcomes novices and experienced debaters. The 2025–26 season included an ADA Junior Varsity National Championship and an NDT qualification.
Policy
Activity unconfirmed
Normal, IL
Illinois State Forensics Union
Illinois State Forensics offers Lincoln-Douglas policy debate and invites novice and experienced students to try out.
Lincoln-Douglas policy debate
Activity unconfirmed
Iowa City, IA
Iowa Debate
Iowa Debate is a varsity policy program that combines national tournament competition with public debates and a speaker series. Students can apply through its official team site.
Policy
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Pocatello, ID
James M. and Sharon E. Rupp Debate Society
The Rupp Debate Society welcomes novice and experienced Idaho State students to British parliamentary competition; two first-year debaters reached the novice IPDA semifinals at the 2026 Steve Hunt Classic.
British parliamentary · IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Salt Lake City, UT
John R. Park Debate Society at the University of Utah
Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society competes in NFA Lincoln–Douglas and hosts public debates and campus outreach, with an official contact route for prospective participants.
NFA Lincoln-Douglas debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
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
Manhattan, KS
K-State Debate
K-State Debate trains policy and British Parliamentary debaters, welcomes all skill levels, and covers team travel.
Policy debate · British Parliamentary
Activity unconfirmed
Lawrence, KS
KU Debate
KU Debate is a varsity intercollegiate program in policy and British Parliamentary debate. The team competes nationally and won the 2026 CEDA National Championship.
Policy · British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Livermore, CA
Las Positas College Talk Hawks
The Talk Hawks combine a forensics class with collegiate competition in Livermore.
Activity unconfirmed
Baytown, TX
Lee College Debate Team
Lee College placed first among community colleges and earned a second-place seasonal award at 2026 IPDA Nationals; a novice reached the national octofinals.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Bethlehem, PA
Lehigh University Debate Society
Lehigh’s debate society competes in APDA American Parliamentary debate; the university describes its training focus, and an APDA listing provides a current team contact route.
American parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Portland, OR
Lewis & Clark Speech and Debate
Lewis & Clark pairs full-service speech events with NFA Lincoln–Douglas, British Parliamentary and IPDA debate, plus individualized coaching and a clear route for new students.
NFA Lincoln-Douglas debate · British Parliamentary debate · IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
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
Valley Glen, CA
Los Angeles Valley College Speech and Debate Team
LAVC’s long-running Forensics Team offers competitive and noncompetitive participation through COM 106; its 2026 debaters earned IPDA and parliamentary medals plus a team trophy in Debate Sweepstakes.
IPDA public debate · American parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Pittsburg, CA
Los Medanos College Debate Team
Los Medanos College’s debate team in the East Bay.
Activity unconfirmed
Pineville, LA
Louisiana Christian University Debate
LCU Debate welcomes newcomers and experienced students, builds practical communication skills, and recorded novice wins at the 2026 IPDA National Championship.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Longview, WA
Lower Columbia College Fighting Smelt Speech and Debate
The Fighting Smelt compete in IPDA public debate and a broad community-college forensics program, with academic credit, scholarship support, and an open path for LCC students.
IPDA public debate
Activity confirmed · 2026-2027
Chicago, IL
Loyola University Chicago Debate Society
British parliamentary debate and campus public debates at Loyola Chicago.
British parliamentary
Activity confirmed · 2025-2026
Shreveport, LA
LSU Shreveport Debate Team
LSU Shreveport’s IPDA-centered debate team competes in individual and team debate, with no prior debate experience required for new members.
IPDA public debate
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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