Boston College was founded in 1863 and Dean Father Robert Fulton, S.J., established a debating society in 1868. In the early years, interested students gathered to argue the issues of the day.

WHEN THE Chinese government first sent students to America in the late 19th century, it could not decide whether their goal should be to acquire specific technical knowledge or to absorb new ways of ...

Daniel A. DeBois ’18 and Archie J.W. Hall ’20 defeated hundreds of opponents to win the 2018 World Universities Debating Championship last week, becoming the third Harvard team to take first prize in ...