Bowdoin Debate Team
Bowdoin Debate welcomes first-time debaters, trains twice each week, and competes on the APDA circuit at regional tournaments. A Bowdoin team competed at Amherst ProAms in February 2026.

Collegiate debate program
Bowdoin College
- Bowdoin College — Brunswick campus · Brunswick, ME
Activity: Active
APDA records a Bowdoin team entry at Amherst ProAms on February 20, 2026.
Season 2025-2026. Evidence dated 2026-02-20. Verified 2026-11-03.
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Bowdoin Debate is a student-run American Parliamentary program open to first-time and experienced debaters. Team members train twice weekly and travel to regional APDA tournaments twice each semester. The student group’s official page provides a direct join route.
A Bowdoin team competed at Amherst ProAms on February 20, 2026.
Debate formats
Circuits and associations
Joining and participation
- How to join
- Bowdoin welcomes students at every experience level; the only stated requirement is to show up ready to think. The team trains twice per week and travels to regional APDA tournaments twice each semester.Source
Sources and verification
- Bowdoin College — Debate Team student organization
Checked 2026-11-03
- APDA results — Bowdoin team entry at Amherst ProAms
Checked 2026-11-03
- Bowdoin College — official college website
Checked 2026-11-03
- Campus photograph: Paul VanDerWerf (Me in ME) · Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Checked 2026-11-03
- Campus photograph license: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0)
Checked 2026-11-03
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