And just like that… it’s August!

Summer Success

Georgetown Debate had a very busy summer! Debaters gave dozens of practice speeches, listened to countless lectures, and cut hundreds of cards to prepare for the 2023-2024 season. Georgetown debaters and coaches also had a busy summer outside of preseason prep!

Georgetown hosted the 2023 Georgetown Debate Seminar on campus for 74 high school students. Students lived on campus for three weeks and were able to work with some great faculty and staff. Students also had the opportunity to watch 4th of July Fireworks in DC, tour museums and monuments along the National Mall, and explore Georgetown’s campus and the surrounding neighborhood! We’re extremely grateful for the students, faculty, staff, Georgetown debaters, and Georgetown administrators who helped make the camp happen.

The Georgetown debaters spent the summer working and studying all around the world!

Zidao Wang – Senior – Took summer classes at Georgetown and worked as a Global Affairs intern for Novocure, a global oncology company.
Kieran Lawless – Senior – Studied abroad in Paris, France at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.
Kumail Zaidi – Senior – Received the Laidlaw International Fellowship Grant which allowed Kumail to spend seven weeks in Lahore, Pakistan to work as a legal intern at the Justice Project Pakistan. Kumail also interned at the Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies under Professor Rothman.
Adam White – Junior – Worked as a Lab Leader at the Georgetown Debate Seminar.
Connelly Cowan – Sophomore – Worked as a Lab Leader at the Georgetown Debate Seminar.
Ben Sayers – Sophomore – Worked as a Lab Leader at the Georgetown Debate Seminar.
Jack Hightower – Sophomore – Worked as a public affairs and public relations intern at Cox Enterprises.
Edward Sun – Sophomore – Worked as an X-Force Fellow at the National Security Innovation Network (NSIN).

Upcoming Events + Travel

Up next, the team will travel to Chicago to compete at the Owen L. Coon Memorial Debates from September 15th – 18th.

Georgetown Debate will host a reunion for Georgetown Debate alums from September 22nd – 24th. If you’re an alum who’d like to attend, please contact Brandon Kelley ASAP! We’d love to have you join us!

After the reunion, Georgetown LW will attend the Kentucky Round Robin. This is the first time that Georgetown will debate in the Run for the Roses since 2017.