Speech and Debate

The Deans Award of Excellence is a prestigious award which recognizes The Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society (WSDS) for its value on campus.  This award is presented to a student organization that excels in three pillars: Wisconsin Experience, …

The Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society (WSDS) elected a new executive board on March 8, 2022. The ‘22 WSDS executive board will be composed of President Sophie LaRose, Treasurer Ria Dhingra, Secretary Marina Kerekes, and Corresponding Secretary …

On September 18th and 19th, the Wisconsin Speech and Debate team members kicked off their debate season by competing at Carroll College’s “The Sir” teaching tournament. Sophie LaRose and Julia Wiessing reached the open semi-finals, …

Through these experiences, he’s gained plenty of wisdom to share in his commencement speech. And, as a national intercollegiate competitor for Wisconsin Speech and Debate, he has acquired the skill to share it well.

By Mackenzie Moore The University of Wisconsin-Madison Speech and Debate team won their first-ever Rambler on Saturday in just their second time competing in the national tournament. The team of Ria Dhingra (English) and Zach Heinz …

Eleanor Conrad November 24, 2020 The Schuman Challenge is an annual debating contest hosted by the European Union Delegation to the USA.

This past Saturday four members of the Wisconsin Speech and Debate Society competed virtually at the Mid-American Forensics League’s second tournament of the season.

This past weekend, on October 3rd, the members of the Wisconsin Speech and Debate team competed in the online United States Universities Debate Championship hosted by Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges.