John R. Park Debate Society Hosts First Annual Great Campus Debate 

In partnership with the Provost’s Office and supported by a grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, the John R. Park Debate Society has worked with Insight Debate, piloting its newest initiative, Debate Across the Curriculum (DAC). Through in-class debate facilitation, DAC has reached approximately 500 students in classrooms this semester. The goal of the DAC initiative is to bring public deliberation and advocacy exercises to classrooms that may not otherwise get to experience debate education. In line with this goal, the debate society's DAC programming will include hosting the first annual Great Campus Debate on November 11th, 2025. 

The campus debate will facilitate discussion regarding generative AI, a topic selected through polling of the campus community. Throughout the event, chaired by Insight Debate co-founder April Lawson, students from across campus will be able to present arguments that help unpack the resolution: generative AI does more harm than good. 

What: The 1st Annual Great Campus Debate 

-Presented by the John R. Park Debate Society, Insight Debate, and the College of Humanities

Who: Members of the campus community (UID required for entry) 

When: Tuesday, November 11th @6:30 pm  

Where: Gardner Commons 2900

The Great Campus Debate will follow a morning panel discussion hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Disagree Better: Research on Dialogue and Debate. The panel discussion will feature former debate society director and College of Humanities Associate Dean, Dr. Michael Middleton, who will present preliminary research findings from Debate Across the Curriculum's pilot semester.

Details for the panel and event registration are available here.