2024-25 Events:
Information Session – Debate at Bard
August 19 and 26, 4:00pm
Campus Center, Yellow Room (214)
Interested in learning more about the Bard Debate Union? Join our L&T Info Session to meet coaches and learn about everything we do – public debates, competitive debate, debate outreach, international network debate, prison debate, and more! No prior debate experience is needed!
Meeting – Welcome to the Bard Debate Union
Sept 4, 7:00pm
Olin 107
Join coaches and returning students for our first meeting of the year! We will go over all of the things we do – public debates, competitive debate, debate outreach, international network debate, prison debate, and more! No prior debate experience is needed!
Prison Debate – Should the United States ratify the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea?
Sept 20, 1:00pm
Eastern NY Correctional Facility
Members of the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union face off against the United States Air Force Academy debate team! This is the 18th public style debate hosted by the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union. For more information about BPI, visit: https://bpi.bard.edu/
Public Debate – Should US progressives continue to work within the democratic party or should they venture out on their own?
Oct 7, 7:00pm
Campus Center, Weis Cinema
Join members of the Bard Debate Union for a heated public debate on election politics in the United States. Co-Sponsored by [email protected]
Roundtable – Talking Politics with the Bard Debate Union
Oct 26, 1:45pm
Olin Auditorium
Join current members of the Bard Debate Union for a roundtable discussion on current affairs and how young people can find their voices in the contemporary political landscape. This event is part of Bard’s Family/Alumni Weekend 2024; for more information about Family/Alumni Weekend, visit: https://www.bard.edu/familyweekend/
More coming soon!