2023-24 Events:
Information Session – Debate at Bard
August 21 and 28, 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 7, 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!
Roundtable – Talking Politics with the Bard Debate Union
28 October 2023, 2:00pm
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 2023; for more information about Family/Alumni Weekend, visit: https://www.bard.edu/familyweekend/
Prison Debate – Should the United States should implement a Universal Basic Income?
8 December 2023, 9:00am
Eastern NY Correctional Facility
Members of the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union face off against TBD on this exciting topic about economic policy and wealth inequality in the US! This is the 17th public style debate hosted by the Bard Prison Initiative Debate Union. For more information about BPI, visit: https://bpi.bard.edu/
More coming soon!