Public Debate Set for March 9

As part of the ILR Theme Project, Cornell Speech and Debate will hold a public debate to answer the question of whether or not unions are doing enough to eliminate inequality in the world of work. The event begins at 1 p.m. March 9 in 423 King-Shaw Hall with a question-and-answer session to follow. 

"Cornell Speech and Debate is excited to have been selected to be a part of the ILR theme project,” said Samuel Nelson, director of forensics and an ILR senior lecturer. “I love the fact that this will be offered during daytime hours. Hopefully lots of students, faculty and staff will come check it out and see what our world-class debate program is all about."

For the deliberation, faculty members will be paired with MILR students.  Nelson will team with Estefania Palacios ’18, MILR ’20, to debate Senior Extension Associate Lee Adler and David Alatorre-Lopez ’20, who won the 2019 Portuguese Language World Debate Championship.

Cornell Speech and Debate, based at the ILR School, has more than 100 members from across campus.