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Debate members who competed at the national tournament are (front, from left) Andre Swai, assistant coach, Britton Teply, Loc Nguyen, Arjun Rishi, Juliana Quartrocchi, Nevin Butler, Jacob Wolfe, Chloe Ong, Jack Burchess, Serena Schadl, Elena Belashchenko, (back, from left) Jack Britten, Assistant coach Zach Thornhill, Grant McKeever, Caleb Alexander, Wallenburg, Joel Henson, and coach Justin Kirk.

Speech, debate teams earn top-10 national finishes

May 1, 2024

Image of Nebraska Debate Team members holding trophies and awards earned at the national competition.

Back-to-back: Husker Debate takes second national title

April 19, 2023

Society & Culture

The rising sun appears to burn a hole through the flag of Cornhusker Marching Band color guard member Jaedynn Shively, a sophomore from Lincoln.

Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Oct. 14

October 14, 2022

The national champion debate team is (front row, from left) Juliana Quattrocchi, Amber Tanehill, Andromede Uwase, Azza Elhaj, assistant coach Colin Dike, (back row, from left) director Justin Kirk, Zachary Wallenburg, Nicholas Wallenburg, Salman Djingueinabaye, Gregory Quick and Omaima Lado.

Huskers bring home national championship in debate

April 20, 2022

Society & Culture

Nick Wallenburg (left), a junior, speaks during the debate with iDebate Rwanda students Feb. 18.

Huskers participate in global debate experience

February 21, 2022

Society & Culture

Chancellor Ronnie Green watches as a video of the UNL Jazz Singers plays at the start of the State of Our University address on Feb. 15. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/ash7.

State of Our U | Photo of the Week

February 19, 2021

Jacht offers Green a glimpse at ad agency life

February 28, 2020

Big Ten champs offer Green a look at speech, debate success

January 29, 2020

MLK March

Keep it civil: Experts offer tips for effective discourse

November 18, 2019

Society & Culture

Big 10 Speech

Husker speech and debate team wins Big Ten title

November 15, 2019

The Husker speech and debate team earned its seventh-straight Big Ten title Jan. 21. Team members participating in the tournament are (front row, from left) Jordan Duffin Wong, Becca Human, Kylie Turner, Chloe Meier, Mattison Merritt, Tia Rasmussen, Guadalupe Esquivel, Maim Virgillito, (back row) Jennica Boardman, Madison Morrissette, Sam Baue, Jack Militi, Andrew Phares, Cole Shardelow and Wesley Deuel.

Speech and debate wins seventh-straight Big Ten title

January 23, 2018

The Husker debate team that placed fifth at nationals included (from left) Britnee Hart, Jackson Slechta, Ashley Holland, Zach Hadenfeldt, Colten White and Jackson Slechta.

Speech, debate celebrate top-10 national finishes

April 24, 2017

Society & Culture