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The Barkley Forum has a long and glorious history of success in competition. But nothing matches the recent years for demonstrating that the long-term goals of a program are important to future successes. We have identified several highlights including national championships won, NDT performances and CEDA performances. The students and the alumni of the Barkley Forum have built a model for continued success.
Emory University National Debate Championships While the list below identifies national titles won, it is only part of the story. It does not tell the number of second place finishes and semifinal finishes. It does not tell of the hundreds of invitational tournaments the Barkley Forum has won. And while it may identify specific teams that won, the list cannot describe the effort, support and commitment so many other students provided which made these championships possible.
Emory at the National Debate Tournament The United States Military Academy hosted the first National Debate Tournament immediately after World War II ended. The first tournament featured 29 teams invited at the suggestion of various debate coaches contacted by the cadets at West Point. Now the tournament has over 70 teams who qualify through an elaborate procedure so that only the most skilled debaters even compete at the National Debate Tournament. Rich in tradition, every round at the NDT is still judged by three-judge panels, the preliminary rounds are still announced orally by the tournament director, and it remains among the most prestigious tournament events of the debate season. Emory University has faired well at the NDT, the name appearing in numerous parts of the record book. Since 1996, eight different debaters have represented Emory in the final round of the tournament, a record-setting five out of six years, capturing the title twice. While Emory is famous for having lost more octafinal rounds than anyone in the history of the tournament (20), students have also reached the quarterfinals six times, the semifinals three times, and the finals five times. The appearance of so many teams in the elimination rounds of the National Debate Tournament is a demonstration of the highest effort and intellectual achievement of Emory students. Below we list the students who reached the quarterfinal round or later rounds at the NDT.
Cross Examination Debate Association National Championship The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) was formed in 1973. The organization did not sponsor a national championship tournament until 1985. This tournament, unlike the NDT, is an open national championship. At times, over 400 teams have competed at the tournament, but lately it has been a more manageable size. The Barkley Forum has attended CEDA Nationals every year since the tournament began and has reached the semifinals three times and won the tournament twice. While not as old or as selective as the NDT, CEDA Nationals is the largest policy debate tournament in the world, and Emory is well represented at the tournament. In the fifteen-year history of the tournament, more than fifty different Emory teams have competed in the elimination rounds. The list below identifies the Emory teams that made it to the quarterfinals or further at the tournament.
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