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American Forensic Association
American Forensic Association
a non-profit organization promoting excellence in argumentation, oral expression, and public advocacy

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American Forensic Association
PO BOX 67021
CHESTNUT HILL MA 02467-0001

United States
Website: https://www.americanforensicsassoc.org
Email: kelly.young@ex.comwayne.edu

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  • My account
  • About Us
    • Our Credo
    • AFA officers
    • Standing Committees
    • AFA Regions
    • Organizational Documents
    • Affiliates
    • History & Founders
    • Past Presidents
    • Editors of AFA Publications
    • What is Forensics?
  • News
    • 2024 Final Results for the AFA National Debate and Speech Tournaments
    • Congratulations to award winners announced at 2023 AFA business meeting
    • Fall Business Meeting and NCA Programming
    • Paper Call for Special Issue in Argumentation and Advocacy: Intercollegiate Policy Debate, A Decade in Review
    • Call for 2023 NDT Award Nominations
    • NDT Alumni Newsletters
    • 2022 NDT/NST (NIET) Joint Award – three way tie!
    • 2022 AFA-National Speech Tournament (AFA-NST) & National Debate Tournament (NDT) Results
    • Congratulations to 2021 AFA Award Winners!
    • AFA schedule of programming at the 2021 NCA conference
    • 2021 National Debate and Speech Tournaments Results
    • Congratulations to our 2020 Award Winners!
    • 2019 and 2020 National Debate Tournament and National Speech Tournament/National Individual Events Tournament Results
  • Awards
    • Award Calls
    • Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award
    • Distinguished Service, DSR-TKA Lifetime Achievement, and Speaker of the Year Awards
    • Brockriede Research Grant
    • AFA Outstanding Dissertation or Thesis Award
    • Golden Anniversary
    • NDT-NST/NIET Joint Award
  • Business Meetings
  • Journal & Publications
    • Argumentation and Advocacy Journal Information
    • Argumentation and Advocacy Online Access
    • Alta Argumentation Conference
  • Program Resources
    • Starting a New Program
      • Find a mentor
      • New program advice
      • Example Videos
      • Alumni testimonials
    • COFO tournament calendar
    • Reimagining the Future of Intercollegiate Debate 2023 book
    • 2021 NDDC
    • NDT Alumni Newsletters
  • Memberships
    • Buy Memberships
    • Checkout
  • Contact Us