HDC News

HDCSW Session 1 Opens

HDC welcomed 300 students from all over the United States and 20 other countries on Sunday June 28 for the Harvard Debate Council Summer Workshop. These students will spend the next two weeks learning and honing thier debate skills.

2026 NDT

Graduation for the Class of 2026

Congratulations to the HDC's graduating seniors, Kimtee and Leah! We are excited to see what you do next.

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HDC at the 2026 NDT

The Harvard Debate Council had a successful run at the 2026 NDT hosted by the University of Houston.

Two teams from Harvard, composed of Seiji Aoki' 29/Jayden Bodet '29 and Niranjan Deshpande '29/Agastya Sridharan '29, and a third team from the University of Masschussets, Amherst, composed of Jamie Levitan '30 and Maguene Moussavou '30, competed at the tournament.

Harvard DS had 5 wins with 12 ballots and reached the double-octafinals. Harvard AB finished with 4 wins and 11 ballots. UMass LM finished with 3 wins and 7 ballots.

Workshops

2026 Summer Workshop registration now open

Applications for residential sessions on Harvard's campus are now being accepted. Five competitive tracks available this summer. Visit hdcsw.org.

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HDC at the 2025 NDT at Gonzaga University

The Harvard Debate Council participated at the 2025 National Debate Tournament hosted by Gonzaga University.

Staff

Aaron Timmons joins as Assistant Director of Strategy

The NSDA Hall of Famer and 2023 World Schools Championship co-coach brings 40+ years of experience to the HDC staff.

Join

Interested in debating at Harvard?

Current Harvard students can reach the team at harvarddebate.org. Open to all undergraduates regardless of prior experience.