AFA sponsored programming at the 2022 National Communication Association convention can be found here:
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At our business meeting at the 107th National Communication Association convention, we named the winners of our annual awards. Congratulations to the following winners! DSR-TKA Lifetime Achievement Award DSR-TKA Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Mike Edmonds, Colorado College Distinguished Service Awards 2020 Distinguished Service Award – Dr. Ed Panetta, University of Georgia 2021 Distinguished Service…
The AFA sponsors two intercollegiate national championships in debate and speech. We applaud the competitors, coaches, and administrations who worked tirelessly to provide a successful season and end-of-the-year tournaments despite the many barriers posed by our remote working environment. 2021 75th National Debate Tournament hosted by Harvard University Final Results Champions: Dartmouth College Raam Tambe…
Each year the National Debate Tournament honors outstanding contributions in the areas of teaching, coaching and service. Our community has always been privileged to have many dedicated professionals who represent our values and further the mission of intercollegiate debate in important ways. The Board of Trustees is seeking nominees for the following awards to be…
This special issue is a reflective and retrospective on policy debate 10-years after Emporia State University’s historic and unprecedented triumph of “uniting the crowns,” winning both the National Debate Tournament (NDT) and the Cross Examination Debate Association National Tournament (CEDA) in 2013. With the recent discontinuation of Emporia’s debate program and the third uniting of…
The National Debate Tournament (NDT) and American Forensic Association National Speech Tournament (formerly the National Individual Events Tournament) Joint Award honors the college or university whose students perform best in the two national tournaments conducted each year by committees of the American Forensic Association. For the second time since the creation of the award, we…
