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http://lbsbaltimore.com/this-diversity-stuff-can-kill-you-what-i-learned-as-a-black-man-at-americas-least-diverse-elite-college/ This ‘Diversity’ Stuff Can Kill You: What I Learned as a Black Man at America’s Least Diverse Elite College  Among other things, being a diversity token never ends, and it dangerous for your health, figuratively and literally. A letter to Whitman College . Introduction: Talking Back to Tokenism I can’t count the number of times I’ve been used as the “face of diversity.” Everywhere from the brochure for the local summer camp to US News and World Report, I’ve found my smiling image being deployed as the visual representation of someone else’s commitment to racial equality, a face present but no words spoken, none of my input relevant, my body all that was required and asked for. This was always good for a chuckle in my teens and early twenties, the price black folk pay for upward mobility. It was perhaps because of the banality of it all, internalizing how...

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/five-months-on-winners-of-debate-contest-yet-to-get-prizes/article1-1263223.aspx Five months on, winners of debate contest yet to get prizes Vivek Gupta , Hindustan Times Chandigarh, September 12, 2014 First Published: 14:04 IST(12/9/2014) | Last Updated: 14:10 IST(12/9/2014) Even five months after clinching the National Parliamentary Debate Competition organised by UT administration’s Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology , the winners are being made to run from pillar to post to get the prize money of Rs. 30,000. Not only this, top three adjudicators were also to get Rs. 16,000 as cash award. Besides, the runner ups and semi-finalists were assured prize money of Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 16,000, respectively, soon after the event that was held in April this year. But none of these winners were paid the amount as promised. The college promoted the event as first of its kind national debate competition and formatted it on three on...

http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-05/some-topics-are-limits-parliamentary-style-debates-are-becoming-popular-china Parliamentary-style debates take off in China — even if some topics are off limits The World in Words Reporter Ruth Morris September 05, 2014 · 3:15 PM EDT A participant in the inaugural Shanghai International Debate Open 2014. Motions ranged from whether police should bear arms to whether ransoms should be paid to terrorists for the release of hostages. The inaugural Shanghai International Debate Open kicks off with 100 fidgety students in a small auditorium. Volunteers wear black t-shirts with English lettering that say: “Go back and read more.” Then the first topic — or motion — appears on a screen. It reads: “This house regrets the ‘celebritization’ of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.” As soon as they find out what they’re debating, a couple of the students scramble to figure out what exactly the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is. It was popularized on Facebook, which is block...

http://miamistudent.net/?p=111220 Debate team changes emphasize role of student dialogue BY ARCHIVES • MARCH 24, 2009 Jonathan Gair As many of us were enjoying the warm weather and festivities associated with the week before spring break, the Miami University debate team was learning of the full extent of their bleak future. A long-term consequence of Forensics Director Ben Voth’s departure from Miami a year ago, the policy debate team’s survival had been put in increasing jeopardy due to head coaching changes (three different head coaches in three years), and, worst of all, a Communication department facing a tightening budget and an elimination of its graduate program. It is with special consideration that I mention the demise of the communications graduate program because this aspect is most damaging for the team since these grad students act as assistant coaches and aid in travel and tournament preparation. Policy debate is an interesting beast. By its nature, it’s an activity ...

I wanted to take a moment to briefly update you on the 2014-15 International Public Policy Forum (IPPF). Now that school is back in session, we hope all of you will help “spread the word” about the contest. To date, we have 150 teams registered from schools around the globe. On October 22, these teams will submit their qualifying round essays on the topic, “Resolved: Mass surveillance is not a justified method of governmental intelligence gathering." Attached is a flyer that we hope you can share with your contacts in the debate community. It offers detailed information about how to participate in this year’s competition. In addition, the flyer can be found here:  http://www.ippfdebate.com/misc/pdfs/201415FlyerFinal.pdf . If you’d like to review this year’s IPPF Topic Primer, it can be accessed at this link: http://www.ippfdebate.com/misc/pdfs/IPPF_Topic_Primer_2014_2015.pdf . An article that will be published in this month’s Rostrum magazine. The article reports on the ...