University of Oklahoma Policy Debate Team

05/04/2020

While the first American TV station began broadcasting on July 2, 1928, the first debate between major party presidential candidates wasn’t shown on TV until 1960. The candidates? Then serving Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy and then serving VP Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy won the first debate and the election.

05/01/2020

University of Oklahoma produced 3 of the top 20 debaters of the past decade..

04/25/2020

Congratulations to everyone on the lists, including 2 former Oklahoma debaters on the Best of the Decade list, especially our very own coach George Lee!

NDT Book 2020 NDT Book 2020 Download PDF Results 1947-2019 Download PDF Results 2010-2019 Download PDF Dedication This book is dedicated to Ken Strange. Ken was a mentor, a friend, and one of the most brilliant debate minds in the history of the activity. He built a culture of excellence, not just a...

04/06/2020

Did you know OU's debate team won the 2019 National University Debate Championship tournament, beating out 102 teams from across the country? Check out this great article on our former team members, Jazmine Pickens and Darius White. http://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/debate-champions-2019

http://www.ou.edu/insideou/articles/debate-champions-2019

03/06/2020

For those of you interested in joining the team next fall, don't forget to also apply for our scholarships! Check out our website for more information.

The University of Oklahoma's policy debate team is a program of OU’s Honors College. In 2009, the team received a generous endowment from the McClendon family, and was reborn as the Shannon Self policy debate team.

02/24/2020

Happy 101 years, OU Debate! (In 1919, Josh Lee began the University of Oklahoma Debate team.)

02/14/2020

Congratulations are in order for our two students, Ian and Brandon who beat Coach George Lee in the public forum debate on Feb. 11! We'll be sure to schedule a student v. coach rematch soon!

02/05/2020

Check out a few of our team members in action at the public forum debate on Feb. 11 at the Honors College.
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02/01/2020

Congratulations to our members who appeared at the the Berkeley California Swing Competitions, including those who received the top speaker award spot and made it to semifinals!