function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0 var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i= numGotos) {tmLn.gotoCount=0; return} jmpFwd = (fNew > tmLn.curFrame); for (i = 0; i < tmLn.length; i++) { sprite = (jmpFwd)? tmLn[i] : tmLn[(tmLn.length-1)-i]; //count bkwds if jumping back if (sprite.charAt(0) == "s") { numKeyFr = sprite.keyFrames.length; firstKeyFr = sprite.keyFrames[0]; lastKeyFr = sprite.keyFrames[numKeyFr - 1]; if ((jmpFwd && fNew=sprite.keyFrames[keyFrm]; keyFrm++); for (j=0; j= firstKeyFr && fNew <= sprite.keyFrames[numKeyFr-1]) {//in range keyFrm=1; for (j=0; j=sprite.keyFrames[keyFrm]) keyFrm++; if (firstTime || fNew==sprite.keyFrames[keyFrm-1]) { if (props.prop2 == null) sprite.obj[props.prop] = props[keyFrm-1]; else sprite.obj[props.prop2][props.prop] = props[keyFrm-1]; } } } } } } else if (sprite.charAt(0)=='b' && fNew == sprite.frame) eval(sprite.value); if (fNew > tmLn.lastFrame) tmLn.ID = 0; } } } function MM_timelineStop(tmLnName) { //v1.2 //Copyright 1997 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved. if (document.MM_Time == null) MM_initTimelines(); //if *very* 1st time if (tmLnName == null) //stop all for (var i=0; i0&&parent.frames.length) { d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);} if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i 4); document.MM_Time = new Array(1); document.MM_Time[0] = new Array(2); document.MM_Time["Timeline1"] = document.MM_Time[0]; document.MM_Time[0].MM_Name = "Timeline1"; document.MM_Time[0].fps = 15; document.MM_Time[0][0] = new String("behavior"); document.MM_Time[0][0].frame = 5; document.MM_Time[0][0].value = "MM_showHideLayers('Information','','hide','sevenwk','','hide','CoachesSeminar','','hide','Classic','','hide','MDNI','','hide')"; document.MM_Time[0][1] = new String("behavior"); document.MM_Time[0][1].frame = 6; document.MM_Time[0][1].value = "MM_showHideLayers('InstituteDropdown','','hide')"; document.MM_Time[0].lastFrame = 6; for (i=0; i
[ lincolndouglas ]
[ faq ]
[ U of M Debate ]
[ U of M Debate Team ]

Why should You choose a Michigan Debate Institute this summer?

Experienced Faculty

Students at the Michigan Debate Institutes are instructed by the nation's most accomplished and experienced workshop faculty. The faculty is comprised of national champion highschool and college coaches and outstanding intercollegiate debaters. In the past decade the faculty members of our workshops have coached 15 college and high school national championship teams. Four faculty members are Emory University Barkley Forum Gold Key Coaches. Three have coached NFL National Champions in the 1990s. The one attribute the members of this faculty share is a commitment to providing a constructive and stimulating educational environment for students of the Michigan Debate Institutes.

Vast Resources

Law5Technological innovation has revolutionized library and information systems, opening a whole new world of research possibilities for debaters. Students at the Michigan Debate Institutes have access to the vast and unparalleled resources of the University of Michigan, one of the national leaders in integrating computing technology with education and research. Students have extensive access to one of the nation's most comprehensive library collections and the nation's leading University-based personal computing system. As part of a joint effort between the Debate Institutes and the nationally recognized University of Michigan School of Information and Library Sciences, students at our workshops are taught basic and advanced debate research techniques, utilizing computer-based indices and databases, and the internet. 

A Tradition of Diversity

As we begin the new millennium, the movers and shakers of our nation recognize the changing nature of our society. Traditional minorities are becoming more and more of the United States landscape. Educational venues, of course, lead the charge toward the promotion of diversity. A diverse landscape on campuses today represents the future workforce. Academic debate also recognizes the need for proactive measures to ensure that representation in an educational activity which empowers via critical thinking, research, and rhetorical skills is tantamount towards teaching our youth how to compete in society.

Substantial debate opportunities are increasing for traditionally underserved communities. The University of Michigan stands at the forefront in creating these opportunities. Michigan has understood for years the importance of role models and houses one of the most diverse instructional staffs nationwide. In addition, Michigan offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for students demonstrating need. Finally, Michigan is sensitive to creating a culture which respects all different identities. The combination of a talented, yet representative lab staff, scholarship opportunities, and sensitivity to the changing debate culture, promises that the University of Michigan will continue to promote excellence through diversity.

Ede Warner, Director of Debate University of Louisville

The Michigan debate institutes have had a long standing commitment to promoting and celebrating diversity in debate. Since the inception of the first MNDI, they have made an effort to hire women and people color for both their residential and instructional staff. As a high school debater, I never attended a debate camp that had more than one or two women on the staff in any capacity. I believe that Michigan's commitment to diversity among the staff helps ensure that all students at the institute can be exposed to positive role models. The MNDI was also one of the first institutes to schedule institute-wide discussions concerning social issues: racial, gender, sexual-orientation, economic discrimination in debate. I had the pleasure of moderating the first one which focused on women's issues. This practice has now become commonplace not only at the Michigan camps, but at many other summer workshops as well. The Michigan institute administrators have shown a genuine concern for addressing the inevitable problems of peer harassment at the institutes. Last summer, students at the camp were informed of the zero-tolerance for harassment (sexual, racial, or other) policy up front. This pro-active stance not only helps to deter such conduct, but also encourages students to come forward with problems.

Sherry Hall, Debate Coach Harvard University

Proven Record of Success

Since 1985 Michigan Debate Institutes have offered a strong faculty, innovative curriculum design and the tremendous resources of the University of Michigan to thousands of students from all 50 states representing over one thousand high schools. Graduates of our workshops have experienced great competitive success. The winners of ten of the past eleven NFL National Policy Debate Champions were former participants in our workshops. Fourteen of the past sixteen winners of the NDT National College Championship were former participants in our workshops.

Henry Liu, Emory University
Michigan Debate Institute Participant
MBA and Glenbrooks Round Robin Champion

The time I spent last summer at the Michigan Debate Institute was one of the most absorbing summer activities that I have experienced. Unlike many other debate camps across the nation, Michigan is the only one that offers an environment where someone can enjoy the never-ending possibilities on the Ann Arbor campus while simultaneously learning from the most qualified staff in the nation. The skills I acquired in terms of research, speaking ability, and organization have maximized my potential in my senior year of high school. At Michigan, I met the most interesting and stimulating people in my life and at the same time, I found a new appreciation for the activity of debate.

Ben Thorpe, Dartmouth College 
Michigan Debate Institute Participant  
Top Speaker Glenbrook, St. Marks and Greenhill Tournaments

The time I spent at the Michigan Debate Institute before my junior year, in addition to being enjoyable, was perhaps my most educational debate experience. While I had researched, worked with qualified faculty, and debated in instructive practice rounds before I ever attended Michigan, the combination of the resources offered by the institute and the high level of instruction from the faculty make the Michigan Debate Institute a perfect environment for improving oneself in debate. I attended a seven week lab, led by Sherry Hall of Harvard University and Colin Kahl of the University of Michigan. I feel the most important effect of attending this extended lab was not found in the increased number of pages the lab put out but rather in the ability to use those pages in practical situations, the many practice rounds in which we engaged. These practice rounds prepared me for the various types of both affirmative and negative debates I would have on the topic. In addition, the prolonged exposure to the same instruction allowed the instructors to work with us individually and view our progression throughout the summer. It was this one-on-one instruction, especially in the practice debates, which I found most helpful in my Michigan experience.

Of the 32 Americans recently chosen as Rhodes Scholars for the year 2000 three were former participants in Michigan Debate Institutes.

Recent Successes of Our Graduates 

1999 TOC Champion

1999 NCFL National Champions

1999 NFL Nationals Champions

1999 NFL Nationals Top Speaker

1999 Emory Barkley Forum Champions

1999 Emory Barkley Forum Top Speaker

1999 Wake Forest Champions

1999 Mid-America Cup Champions

1999 Mid-America Cup Top Speaker

1999 Greenhill Tournament Champion

1999 Greenhill Tournament Top Speaker

1999 Greenhill Round Robin Champion

1999 Greenhill Round Robin Top Speaker

1999 St. Marks Tournament Champions

1999 St. Marks Tournament Top Speaker

1999 Glenbrook Tournament Champion

1999 Glenbrook Tournament Top Speaker

1999 Glenbrook Round Robin Champions

1999 Glenbrook Round Robin Top Speaker

1999 Michigan Round Robin Champions

1999 Michigan Round Robin Top Speaker

1999 Redlands Champions

1999 Redlands Top Speaker

2000 Montgomery Bell Academy Champions

2000 Montgomery Bell Academy Top Speaker

2000 Barkley Forum Champions

2000 Barkley Forum Top Speaker 

2001 Wake Forest Finalist and Champions

2001 Greenhill Round Robin Finalist

2001 Greenhill Round Robin Top Speaker

2001 St. Marks Tournament Champions

2001 St. Marks Tournament Top Speaker

2001 Glenbrooks Finalist

2001 TOC Champion

2002 Montgomery Bell Academy Finalists

2002 Montgomery Bell Academy Top Speaker

2002 TOC Top Speaker

2003 Glenbrooks Semifinalists

2003 St. Mark's Semifinalists

2003 Wake Forest Finalists

2004 Glenbrooks Champions

2004 Glenbrooks Top Speaker

2004 St. Mark's Semifinalists

2004 Greenhill Finalists

2004 Greenhill Top Speaker

2004 Greenhill Round Robin Champions

2004 Greenhill  Round Robin Top Speaker

2004 Wake Forest Finalists

2004 Blake Champions

2004 Blake Top Speaker

2004 East Grand Rapids Champions

2004 East Grand Rapids Top Speaker

2004 Georgetown Day Champions

2004 Newburgh Free Academy Champions

2004 New Trier Champions

2004 New Trier Top Speaker

2004 Ohio Valley Champions

2004 University of Michigan Champions

2004 University of Michigan Top Speaker

2004 Redlands Champions

2004 Redlands Top Speaker

2004 University of Texas Champions

2005 Lexington Champions

2005 Montgomery Bell Academy Champions

2005 Montgomery Bell Academy Top Speaker

2005 Berkeley Champions

2005 Harvard Champions

2005 Harvard Top Speaker

2005 TOC Champions

2005 TOC Top Speaker

2005 NFL Nationals Champions

2005 Glenbrooks Champions

2005 Glenbrooks Top Speaker

2005 St. Mark's Champions

2005 St. Mark's Top Speaker

2005 Greenhill Champions

2005 Greenhill Round Robin Champions

2005 University of Michigan Champions

2005 University of Southern California Champions

2005 University of Southern California Top Speaker

2005 Wake Forest Champions

2005 Wake Forest Top Speaker

2005 Georgetown Day Champions

2005 East Grand Rapids Champions

 

Contact UM Debate at:

Michigan Debate

jbhoe@umich.edu

Office: 734-763-5903

Fax: 734-763-5902

If we are not in the office we will get back to you as soon as possible, please leave a message. The best time to reach us in the afternoon.

UM debate is located in the office of Student Activities and Leadership within the Department of Student Affairs at the University of Michigan, the premier Big Ten University