Stories about "Brooks Quimby Debate Council"
Andrew Jarboe ’05 brings his high schoolers home to learn from Bates debaters

Thursday, January 31, 2019 12:02 pm

In bringing his history students to campus to learn debate, Jarboe returns to "where I devoted all of my energy."

The major Bates College stories of 2016–17

Friday, June 30, 2017 9:23 am

It was a year of never-befores and how-about-thats, with a few way-to-goes along the way.

Video: Zoë Seaman-Grant ’17 and the best part of debate

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:54 pm

In our latest "Voices from the Class of 2017," debater Zoë Seaman-Grant talks about the thrill of hearing the unexpected.

Bates wins 2017 North American Women’s Debating Championship

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 3:34 pm

The Bates debate team of Abby Westberry ’19 of Readfield, Maine, and…

Trust and respect propels Bates to finals of World Universities Debate Championships

Friday, January 6, 2017 1:10 pm

Bates’ latest world-class debate team, of Zoë Seaman-Grant ’17 and Matt Davis ’18, made it to the final four of the World Universities Debating Championships in The Hague, Netherlands.

A world of good for Bates debaters at the World Universities Debating Championship

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 5:24 pm

The event solidified the reputation of Taylor Blackburn ’15 as one of the best female debaters in North America.

Bates debate, ranked ninth in the U.S., looks ahead to Worlds in January

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 1:29 pm

The legendary Brooks Quimby Debate Council will send three teams to Malaysia in January to compete at the World Universities Debating Championships.

Debaters Blackburn and Stewart bring home national championship

Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:00 pm

In the storied history of Bates debate, the victory is believed to be the first national title by a Bates varsity team.

Bates, Morehouse debate King’s ‘Dream’

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 10:19 am

As debaters from Bates and Morehouse colleges made clear, discussing Martin Luther King’s dream raises more questions than it answers.

Debate concludes brilliant fall campaign ranked sixth in U.S.

Friday, December 13, 2013 12:00 pm

"Incredibly successful" is how Director of Debate Jan Hovden describes the fall campaign.

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